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    Odonoko and Imeri (Ijebuland) Ironworking Sites; a probable technology hub for the construction of Sungbo Eredo earthwork in southwestern Nigeria

    Odonoko and Imeri (Ijebuland) Ironworking Sites; a probable technology hub
    for the construction of Sungbo Eredo earthwork in southwestern Nigeria

    Olusegun Opadeji

    Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

    University of Ibadan

    Abstract
    The tradition, history, and the architecture of Sungbo Eredo (Sungbo earthwork) have
    been well researched by authors such as Lloyd (1959), Aremu (2002), Choiun (2014),
    Lasisi and Aremu (2016), and Choiun and Lasisi (2019) but the technology that
    supported the construction has not been studied. This paper examines the relationship
    between Sungbo Eredo and the ironworking sites of Odonoko and Imeri. A date of cal
    AD 1450 was obtained through radiocarbon dating method for ironworking in
    Odonoko and Imeri which is contemporaneous with the 14th to 15th centuries date for
    the moat obtained by Choiun (2014:43). The paper also suggested a further study into
    Ijebu and Benin relationship.

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