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    Preliminary Report of Archaeological Excavation at Oke-Otu Abandoned Settlement in Otu-Egunbe, Kabba, Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria

    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

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