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Aspects sociaux de l’activité céramique dans le Hambol : centre-nord de la Cȏte

d’Ivoire
Mitanhantcha YEO

Université Alassane Ouattara-Côte d’Ivoire
[email protected]

Résumé
Situé au Centre-nord de la Côte d’Ivoire et appartenant à la région administrative
du Hambol, le pays djimini-djamala demeure une région où l’art de la terre cuite est
beaucoup pratiqué. Legs ancestral des peuples mangoro et djeli, l’activité
céramique a été introduite dans cette localité au XVIIIème siècle. Depuis cette

période, les Mangoro et Djeli occupent une place importante dans la société djimini-
djamala. Deuxième zone de production céramique après Katiola dans le Hambol, la

région de Dabakala estune zone où les Mangoro et les Djeli, à travers leur savoir-
faire et leur savoir être, participent à la cohésion sociale. À partir de sources

écrites, orales et des enquêtes artisanalesla présente étude analyse le dynamisme de
la production céramique de ces peuples potiers à la lumière des aspects sociaux de
cet art ancestral.
Mots clés : Djimini-Djamala – Mangoro – Djeli- Céramique – Centre-nord de la Côte
d’Ivoire

Les sites de la métallurgie du fer de la région du Folon au nord-ouest de la Côte

d’Ivoire
KOBENAN AttaBradjé Jacob

Docteur en Archéologie, Membre de l’équipe de recherche
« Archéologie Technique et Patrimoine (A.T.Pa) », Côte d’Ivoire

[email protected]
BALLO Djalia

Doctorante en Archéologie (ISAD),
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny – Côte d’Ivoire,

[email protected]

Résumé
Jusqu’au début du XXe siècle, le nord-ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire a été une zone
deproduction du fer.Cette activité sidérurgique a laissé des traces, témoins de travail
du fer dans certaines localités de la région du Folon.
Dès 2012, des recherches archéologiques sont menéesdans les villages des
départements de Minignan et de Kaniasso (région du Folon). Ces recherches sont
effectuées par le biais de la prospection archéologique.L’étude des vestiges
métallurgiques à travers des fouilles a permis d’identifier clairement 3 traditions
techniques et à contribuer à la connaissance de l’histoire de la métallurgie du fer.
Cette présente étude s’inscrit dans la continuité des recherches déjà entamées. Nos
investigations ont permisd’identifier 34 sites métallurgiques composés de
puitsd’exploitation de minerai de fer, des fourneaux, des scories et des tuyères.
Mots-clés : Archéologie – métallurgie du fer – technique–Folon

Preliminary Report of Archaeological Excavation at Oke-Otu Abandoned Settlement in

Otu-Egunbe, Kabba, Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria

By

Joshua Okenwa Uzuegbu (Ph.D)
Humanities Unit
School of General Studies
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
E-mail: [email protected]

&

Anselm M. Ibeanu (Prof)
Department of Archaeology and Tourism
University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Abstract
Otu-Egunbe a community in Kabba belongs to the Okun speaking areas of Kogi State. Prior
to this period, a lot of archaeological studies have been carried out in other towns of Okun
land like Iffe-Ijumu, Ogga and Itaakpa while in Kabba the few studies carried out were aimed
at documenting the history and cultural practices of the people. Thus, an in-depth
archaeological study of the area became imperative to bridge this gap. This work was
therefore motivated by a publication on Daily Sun newspaper of 3rd March 2013 titled “Stone
monolith discovered in Kabba”. The study was carried out using archaeological survey and
collection of oral traditions. The study was carried to identify the type of site, features on the

site and give archaeological perspective to earlier human activities in the area. A multi-
disciplinary approach was used to analyize the cultural materials. The interpretation of the

cultural materials was based on the use of ethnographic data in interpreting excavated
materials.
Keywords: Preliminary, Archaeology, Excavation, Otu-Egunbe, Kab

Ethnographic Study of the TarokTraditionalMarriage System in

Plateau State, Nigeria

By

Victoria Stephen Nimzing

Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies,

University of Jos

[email protected]

Abstract

Marriage, all over the world is a subject of rapid change, and Tarok land is no exception has become imperative and urgent. Human beings throughout the world are concerned with the need to get married. This is in realization that marriage is the basis for procreation. Among the Tarok, marriage is the discernible and most encompassing reality of life. It is not something contracted at the individuals wish and convenience, but as something of sacred obligation. Due to alien religions, most Tarok people prefer to be married in the Christian or Muslim way rather than marrying traditionally. This research aims primarily to examine the traditional marriage custom of the Tarok people of Plateau State of Nigeria with emphasis on Courtship, Pre-marital Requirements, the Marriage Proper and the Post Marital Matters.

Keywords: Courtship, Marriage Requirements, Change, Sacred, Tarok.

Ethnoarchaeological Survey of
Ugbene-Ajima, Enugu, Nigeria

By

Elochukwu A. Nwankwo
Department of Archaeology and Tourism,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
[email protected],
Edmund I. Itanyi
Department of Archaeology and Tourism,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
[email protected]
Jacinta U. Ikegwu

Humanities Unit, School of General Studies,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka,
[email protected]
Joshua O. Uzuegbu
Humanities Unit, School of General Studies,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka,
[email protected]
Uchenna H. Obieluem
Department of Archaeology and Tourism,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
[email protected].

and
Peter N. Obochi

Department of Archaeology and Tourism,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka,
[email protected]

Abstract
This paper is a report of an ethnoarchaeological investigation of Ugbene-Ajima in
Enugu State, Nigeria by a team of researchers. This was aimed at studying the
archaeological resources of the people with a view to interpret and reconstruct the
peoples past. Relevant archaeological methods and analyses like reconnaissance,
ethnography, excavation, stratigraphy and pottery analysis were employed to analyze
data collated. The result of the study shows that Ugbene- Ajima has rich
archaeological history. This is evidenced in the different slags and slag pits that
showed that iron smelting was carried out in the community in the past. Others include,
iron smelting technology debris, blacksmith technology, ancient pottery forms, cowries,
and other archaeological materials that were retrieved during a systematic excavation.
The implication of the study is that it will spur the community for further and more
detailed archaeological investigation future archaeologists
Keywords: Ethnoarchaeology; Archaeology; Excavation, Stratigrahpy, Iron
smelting; Pottery analysis.

Investigation into Site Re-Occupation Mechanism in Ijaye-Orile, Southwest

Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach.
Akinbowale M. AKINTAYO
Department of Archaeology and Anthropology,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
[email protected]

1.1 Introduction
Ijaye-Orile was one of the kingdoms that reigned in the Yoruba forest regions in the
late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. However, external aggression from
contemporary kingdoms led to a war which resulted into the sacking of the kingdom.
What followed was the abandonment of the settlement with many people fleeing to seek
asylum at nearby towns. This ultimately led to the desolation of the Ijaye-Orile with
just few inhabitants. The relics from archaeological expeditions in the settlement
attested to the fact that it was an established kingdom with its sphere of influence
reaching as far as Oke-Ogun area of present-day Oyo State, Nigeria (Figure 2).
Both Abeokuta-Oyo and the north-west routes linked Ijaye-Orile with the coast of
Lagos. Goods such as beads, camwood, shea butter (Butyrospermum paradoxum), and
food crops were exported from Ijaye-Orile through these routes (Folorunso &
Olayinka, 1997; Johnson, 1921). In addition, owing to its location, people from

different routes come to Ijaye-Orile to buy and sell and this accounted for why Ijaye-
Orile grew and became a big town before the war. To buttress the fact that Ijaye-Orile

was famous and known to be great producers of food items, during the period of the
popular Fulani war which displaced many Yoruba settlements like Ikoyi, Ika Odan
Esiele, etc., some of the displaced persons who had become fugitives were said to have
requested to buy food items in Ijaye-Orile while passing by, but the then Onijaye,
Mokaye Oyeniran, disagreed and did not grant the people permission to pass through
Ijaye-Orile to procure food items and this resulted in war which led to the sacking of
Ijaye-Orile. (Onaolapo 2013, pers. comm.).