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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:artifactsFound
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gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:glass
gptkb:stone
bronze
copper
iron
ivory
beads
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Igbo_people
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Shinto
gptkb:cemetery
office
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gptkbp:culture
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gptkb:Yoruba_religion
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Isaiah_Anozie
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1938
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:Thurstan_Shaw
1938
1959
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Igbo-Ukwu
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gptkbp:knownFor
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bronze artifacts
early West African metallurgy
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Anambra_State
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gptkbp:metalworkTechnique
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lost-wax casting
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gptkbp:museum
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gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:National_Museum,_Lagos
National Museum, Onikan
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:ceramics
beads
bronze vessels
ivory objects
copper objects
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gptkbp:period
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9th century AD
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Igbo Isaiah
Igbo Jonah
Igbo Richard
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gptkbp:significance
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evidence of long-distance trade
evidence of complex society
evidence of advanced metalworking
evidence of indigenous technological development
oldest known bronze casting in West Africa
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gptkbp:tradedOn
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gptkb:Trans-Saharan_trade
bronze
copper
ivory
glass beads
carnelian beads
stone beads
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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2007
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Igbo_Ukwu_archaeological_site
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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