On th frontier of empire: Understanding the enclosed walls in Northern Yoruba, Nigeria

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-132

  Usman, Aribidesi A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enclosure; Igbomina; Iron age; Nigeria; Nupe; Old oyo; Pottery; Rampart; Warfare; Yoruba

Indexed keywords

EID: 1442306689     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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