Mowaa Archaeology Project
Enhancing understanding of Benin City’s historic urban development and heritage through pre-construction archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7472104 |
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| Authors | Caleb Adebayo Folorunso (0000-0002-8124-0422, National Museum of African Art), Caleb Folorunso (Museum of West African Art), Sam Nixon (British Museum, corresponding author), Segun Opadeji (Museum of West African Art), Abidemi Babatunde Babalola (0009-0002-9634-1346, British Museum), Abidemi Babalola (British Museum), Charles Le Quesne (Museum of West African Art), Anna Adamu (National Commission for Museums and Monuments), Marcus Brittain (0000-0001-9917-9917, University of Cambridge), Matthew Brudenell (0009-0000-6866-9032, University of Cambridge), Chris Breeden (Wessex Archaeology) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 409 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2025.10189 |
| OpenAlex | W4415683174 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
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
| Highly cited | No |
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