Abubakar Sule Sani
Biographic Data
| ID | 3486122 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abubakar Sule Sani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abubakar Sule |
| FAMILY NAME | Sani |
| SIGNATURE | SANI A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ahmadu Bello University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2314-8641 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The National Museum of Jos as an Archaeological Archive
This article set out to address a methodological challenge that has become increasingly urgent for African archaeology: how can the archives of archaeology, including collections of artefacts, field documentation, registers, and ‘grey literature’, be mobilised not merely for purposes of heritage inventory and disciplinary historiography, but as first-hand sources of archaeological data capable of producing renewed historical knowledge of past Afr…
Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Nigeria's Heritage Legislation
This article focuses on the legal and technical challenges of protecting intangible cultural heritage in Nigeria. Over time, Nigeria and its population have focused heavily on the petroleum industry as the primary source of the country's economic sustainability, ignoring other viable economic sectors such as heritage preservation, protection, and management for sustainable tourism. This is because the country's heritage legislation has been sever…
The archaeology of northern Nigeria
This paper offers an overview of archaeological work carried out in the northern part of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and dealing with sites of the past 1500 years (‘Historical’ and ‘Iron Age’). Selecting case studies spanning the past 40 years, it discusses both well-published and less well-published evidence and pays particular attention to setting research within the institutional context of archaeology in Nigeria. It concludes with recomme…
An Archaeological Investigation of the Kirfi Area, Northern Nigeria
This doctoral research presents the first sustained archaeological investigation of Kirfi, Bauchi state, northern Nigeria. As part of this work, test pits were excavated at three sites and research was carried out into modern craft practices. These yielded good chronological sequence and allowed the development of a pioneering pottery typology. One central question explored is to what degree the Hausa world just to the north-west of the study are…
Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Nigeria's Heritage Legislation
This article focuses on the legal and technical challenges of protecting intangible cultural heritage in Nigeria. Over time, Nigeria and its population have focused heavily on the petroleum industry as the primary source of the country's economic sustainability, ignoring other viable economic sectors such as heritage preservation, protection, and management for sustainable tourism. This is because the country's heritage legislation has been sever…
The archaeology of northern Nigeria
This paper offers an overview of archaeological work carried out in the northern part of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and dealing with sites of the past 1500 years (‘Historical’ and ‘Iron Age’). Selecting case studies spanning the past 40 years, it discusses both well-published and less well-published evidence and pays particular attention to setting research within the institutional context of archaeology in Nigeria. It concludes with recomme…
An Archaeological Investigation of the Kirfi Area, Northern Nigeria
This doctoral research presents the first sustained archaeological investigation of Kirfi, Bauchi state, northern Nigeria. As part of this work, test pits were excavated at three sites and research was carried out into modern craft practices. These yielded good chronological sequence and allowed the development of a pioneering pottery typology. One central question explored is to what degree the Hausa world just to the north-west of the study are…
The archaeology of northern Nigeria
This paper offers an overview of archaeological work carried out in the northern part of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and dealing with sites of the past 1500 years (‘Historical’ and ‘Iron Age’). Selecting case studies spanning the past 40 years, it discusses both well-published and less well-published evidence and pays particular attention to setting research within the institutional context of archaeology in Nigeria. It concludes with recomme…
Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Nigeria's Heritage Legislation
This article focuses on the legal and technical challenges of protecting intangible cultural heritage in Nigeria. Over time, Nigeria and its population have focused heavily on the petroleum industry as the primary source of the country's economic sustainability, ignoring other viable economic sectors such as heritage preservation, protection, and management for sustainable tourism. This is because the country's heritage legislation has been sever…
The National Museum of Jos as an Archaeological Archive
This article set out to address a methodological challenge that has become increasingly urgent for African archaeology: how can the archives of archaeology, including collections of artefacts, field documentation, registers, and ‘grey literature’, be mobilised not merely for purposes of heritage inventory and disciplinary historiography, but as first-hand sources of archaeological data capable of producing renewed historical knowledge of past Afr…
Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Pottery (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works)