Igbo Ukwu

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:ritual
tools
beads
glass beads
weapons
bowls
vessels
bracelets
iron objects
pendants
decorated pottery
staffs
anklets
ivory tusks
ritual pots
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:glass
gptkb:stone
bronze
copper
ivory
gptkbp:contains gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:ceramics
ivory objects
ritual vessel
bronze bowls
bronze pendants
bronze staff
ornamental beads
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Yoruba_religion
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Thurstan_Shaw
1938
1959
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Igbo Ukwu
gptkbp:knownFor bronze artifacts
early West African metallurgy
gptkbp:languageSpoken Igbo
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Anambra_State
gptkbp:museum gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:National_Museum,_Lagos
gptkbp:nearestCity Onitsha
gptkbp:period 9th century AD
gptkbp:region gptkb:southeastern_Nigeria
gptkbp:significance evidence of advanced metalworking
evidence of early complex society in West Africa
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Igbo_Ukwu_bronzes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7