Igbo Ukwu archaeological site

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:artifactsFound	gptkb:ceramics gptkb:glass gptkb:stone bronze copper iron ivory beads terra cotta
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Igbo_people
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:ceramics gptkb:jewelry beads bronze vessels iron objects
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Thurstan_Shaw
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1938
gptkbp:excavatedBy	1959 1964
gptkbp:excavationDirector	gptkb:Thurstan_Shaw
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter	gptkb:British_Museum gptkb:University_of_Ibadan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Igbo Ukwu archaeological site
gptkbp:knownFor	bronze artifacts early West African metallurgy elaborate burial sites
gptkbp:literaryPeriod	early Iron Age
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Nigeria gptkb:Igbo-Ukwu gptkb:Anambra_State
gptkbp:notableFinds	glass beads ivory objects decorated pots copper objects bronze ritual vessels
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:cemetery habitation site shrine site
gptkbp:period	9th century AD
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Nok_culture gptkb:Benin_Bronzes
gptkbp:significance	evidence of long-distance trade evidence of complex society evidence of indigenous bronze casting
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list	2007
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Igbo_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5