Abidemi Babatunde Babalola
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 78892 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Abidemi Babatunde Babalola |
| PRENOMES | Abidemi Babatunde |
| SOBRENOME | Babalola |
| ASSINATURA | BABALOLA A B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | British Museum |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-9634-1346 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 54 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2017 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Casting new light on the Lower Niger Bronzes, Nigeria
The southern Nigerian copper-alloy collections cared for by the British Museum include artefacts from well-known centres – Benin, Ife, Igbo-Ukwu – and a lesser-studied group, the so-called Lower Niger Bronzes (LNBs). Spanning the 10th–19th centuries CE, LNBs likely originate from multiple Niger Delta casting centres but remain relatively unknown outside scholarly circles due to limited object history documentation and scientific analysis. This st…
Those Igbo-Ukwu Glass Beads
Mowaa Archaeology Project
Pre-construction archaeology in West Africa presents new avenues for understanding historic urban development. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin, a significant polity in the West African forest zone during the second millennium AD
Archaeological science in Africa
The Ile-Ife glass bead series
This paper discusses the assemblage of over 20,000 glass beads and several kilograms of production waste excavated from Igbo-Olokun, southwest Nigeria. It presents the classificatory model adopted to understand the physical attributes of the assemblage for comparison and to begin developing the first West African glass bead series. While most glass beads in the archaeological context in West Africa are designated ‘exotic’ with, sometimes, a degre…
Some Thoughts on Glass in African Archaeology
The Making of Bikini Glass in Bida, Nigeria
This paper discusses the process, prospects, and challenges of making bikini glass in Bida (Nupeland), central Nigeria. The Masagá glassmakers of Bida provide the ideal case study for investigating the production of bikini . Nineteenth-century Arab and European writings have described glassmaking in Nupeland; however, with the exception of the study carried out by Peter Robertshaw and his colleagues in 2009, there is no work that identifies the r…
Science, Not Black Magic
Ongoing research continues to show that ancient Africans had their own versions of science that were embedded in local contexts. The apparent lack of writing systems in most of the continent, especially south of the Sahara, was used to undermine the continent’s scientific achievements. Rather than relegate Africa to a simple receiver of science and technology, ancient Africans should be celebrated for their successful improvisation and experiment…
Glass Beads in West Africa
The earliest glass beads in the archaeological record in West Africa dates to the 7th through 5th centuries bce, predating the Islamic trade in the region. By early 2nd millennium ce, the occurrence of glass beads had increased exponentially following the influx of goods and people. Thus, glass beads on the subcontinent are traced to outside sources. Compositional analysis has revealed that most glass beads in West Africa were made from soda-lime…
Of glass, stone, shell, and metal
Expanding Space and Time at Igbo-Ukwu
Semi-finished glass from Ile-Ife, Nigeria
The discovery of glass crucible fragments with the remains of semi-finished glass at Ile-Ife, Nigeria, has provided the first evidence for the existence of autonomous glass production in sub-Saharan Africa
The Glass Making Crucibles from Ile-Ife, SW Nigeria
Crucibles to melt glass are very rare in archaeological contexts in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent archaeological excavations at Igbo Olokun, Ile-Ife (Southwest Nigeria) revealed abundant fragments of glass crucibles from 11th-15th century AD deposits, matching the complete and near complete examples earlier reported from Ile-Ife. This paper provides an in-depth examination of these crucible fragments in order to understand the material quality of th…
Chemical analysis of glass beads from Igbo Olokun, Ile-Ife (SW Nigeria)
The site of Igbo Olokun on the northern periphery of Ile-Ife has been recognized as a glass-working workshop for over a century. Its glass-encrusted crucibles and beads were viewed as evidence of secondary processing of imported glass until the high lime, high alumina (HLHA) composition of the glass was recognized as unique to the region. Archaeological excavations conducted at Igbo Olokun recovered more than twelve thousand glass beads and sever…
Mapping the Indo-Pacific Beads vis-à-vis Papanaidupet by Alok Kumar Kanungo
Ancient History of Technology in West Africa
The technology of glassmaking is complex. This complexity has been cited for the exclusion of the development of ancient glass technology from certain regions of the world, especially Africa, South of the Sahara. Thus, much of the existing scholarship on the technology of ancient glass has focused on the Middle East, Mediterranean, and Southeast and South Asia. Although the discourse on indigenous African technology has gained traction in Black s…
Ile-Ife and Igbo Olokun in the history of glass in West Africa
Ile-Ife and Igbo Olokun in the history of glass in West Africa
Chemical analysis of glass beads from Igbo Olokun, Ile-Ife (SW Nigeria)
The site of Igbo Olokun on the northern periphery of Ile-Ife has been recognized as a glass-working workshop for over a century. Its glass-encrusted crucibles and beads were viewed as evidence of secondary processing of imported glass until the high lime, high alumina (HLHA) composition of the glass was recognized as unique to the region. Archaeological excavations conducted at Igbo Olokun recovered more than twelve thousand glass beads and sever…
The Glass Making Crucibles from Ile-Ife, SW Nigeria
Crucibles to melt glass are very rare in archaeological contexts in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent archaeological excavations at Igbo Olokun, Ile-Ife (Southwest Nigeria) revealed abundant fragments of glass crucibles from 11th-15th century AD deposits, matching the complete and near complete examples earlier reported from Ile-Ife. This paper provides an in-depth examination of these crucible fragments in order to understand the material quality of th…
Semi-finished glass from Ile-Ife, Nigeria
The discovery of glass crucible fragments with the remains of semi-finished glass at Ile-Ife, Nigeria, has provided the first evidence for the existence of autonomous glass production in sub-Saharan Africa
Some Thoughts on Glass in African Archaeology
The Making of Bikini Glass in Bida, Nigeria
This paper discusses the process, prospects, and challenges of making bikini glass in Bida (Nupeland), central Nigeria. The Masagá glassmakers of Bida provide the ideal case study for investigating the production of bikini . Nineteenth-century Arab and European writings have described glassmaking in Nupeland; however, with the exception of the study carried out by Peter Robertshaw and his colleagues in 2009, there is no work that identifies the r…
Of glass, stone, shell, and metal
Expanding Space and Time at Igbo-Ukwu
Ancient History of Technology in West Africa
The technology of glassmaking is complex. This complexity has been cited for the exclusion of the development of ancient glass technology from certain regions of the world, especially Africa, South of the Sahara. Thus, much of the existing scholarship on the technology of ancient glass has focused on the Middle East, Mediterranean, and Southeast and South Asia. Although the discourse on indigenous African technology has gained traction in Black s…
Ile-Ife and Igbo Olokun in the history of glass in West Africa
The Glass Making Crucibles from Ile-Ife, SW Nigeria
Crucibles to melt glass are very rare in archaeological contexts in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent archaeological excavations at Igbo Olokun, Ile-Ife (Southwest Nigeria) revealed abundant fragments of glass crucibles from 11th-15th century AD deposits, matching the complete and near complete examples earlier reported from Ile-Ife. This paper provides an in-depth examination of these crucible fragments in order to understand the material quality of th…
Chemical analysis of glass beads from Igbo Olokun, Ile-Ife (SW Nigeria)
The site of Igbo Olokun on the northern periphery of Ile-Ife has been recognized as a glass-working workshop for over a century. Its glass-encrusted crucibles and beads were viewed as evidence of secondary processing of imported glass until the high lime, high alumina (HLHA) composition of the glass was recognized as unique to the region. Archaeological excavations conducted at Igbo Olokun recovered more than twelve thousand glass beads and sever…
Mapping the Indo-Pacific Beads vis-à-vis Papanaidupet by Alok Kumar Kanungo
Semi-finished glass from Ile-Ife, Nigeria
The discovery of glass crucible fragments with the remains of semi-finished glass at Ile-Ife, Nigeria, has provided the first evidence for the existence of autonomous glass production in sub-Saharan Africa
Glass Beads in West Africa
The earliest glass beads in the archaeological record in West Africa dates to the 7th through 5th centuries bce, predating the Islamic trade in the region. By early 2nd millennium ce, the occurrence of glass beads had increased exponentially following the influx of goods and people. Thus, glass beads on the subcontinent are traced to outside sources. Compositional analysis has revealed that most glass beads in West Africa were made from soda-lime…
Of glass, stone, shell, and metal
Expanding Space and Time at Igbo-Ukwu
Some Thoughts on Glass in African Archaeology
The Making of Bikini Glass in Bida, Nigeria
This paper discusses the process, prospects, and challenges of making bikini glass in Bida (Nupeland), central Nigeria. The Masagá glassmakers of Bida provide the ideal case study for investigating the production of bikini . Nineteenth-century Arab and European writings have described glassmaking in Nupeland; however, with the exception of the study carried out by Peter Robertshaw and his colleagues in 2009, there is no work that identifies the r…
Science, Not Black Magic
Ongoing research continues to show that ancient Africans had their own versions of science that were embedded in local contexts. The apparent lack of writing systems in most of the continent, especially south of the Sahara, was used to undermine the continent’s scientific achievements. Rather than relegate Africa to a simple receiver of science and technology, ancient Africans should be celebrated for their successful improvisation and experiment…
Archaeological science in Africa
The Ile-Ife glass bead series
This paper discusses the assemblage of over 20,000 glass beads and several kilograms of production waste excavated from Igbo-Olokun, southwest Nigeria. It presents the classificatory model adopted to understand the physical attributes of the assemblage for comparison and to begin developing the first West African glass bead series. While most glass beads in the archaeological context in West Africa are designated ‘exotic’ with, sometimes, a degre…
Casting new light on the Lower Niger Bronzes, Nigeria
The southern Nigerian copper-alloy collections cared for by the British Museum include artefacts from well-known centres – Benin, Ife, Igbo-Ukwu – and a lesser-studied group, the so-called Lower Niger Bronzes (LNBs). Spanning the 10th–19th centuries CE, LNBs likely originate from multiple Niger Delta casting centres but remain relatively unknown outside scholarly circles due to limited object history documentation and scientific analysis. This st…
Those Igbo-Ukwu Glass Beads
Mowaa Archaeology Project
Pre-construction archaeology in West Africa presents new avenues for understanding historic urban development. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin, a significant polity in the West African forest zone during the second millennium AD
Archaeology (12 obras) · History (11 obras) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (10 obras) · Geography (9 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 obras) · History (6 obras) · Ancient history (5 obras) · Bead (5 obras) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (5 obras) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (4 obras)