Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Potsherd pavements in Itale-Ijesa, Yorubaland : a regional perspective

Catalog Data

Author:
Ogundiran, Akinwumi  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Osun State
Nigeria, Western
Ilare
Date:
2000
Notes:
Ill., map.
The clustering of the radiocarbon dates from potsherd pavement sites in Ife, Itagunmodi, Benin, and Old Oyo within the twelfth to fifteen centuries indicates that the potsherd flooring of houses, temples and roads was a pan-regional architectural style.
Topic:
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Potsherd pavements  Search this
Call number:
DT13 .N9X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_690772