Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

Benin City underwent its most extensive archaeological dig to date in the lead up to the opening of MOWAA (Museum of West ...

The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped ...

Archaeological excavation in Benin City, Nigeria, ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has uncovered previously un-investigated sectors of the Kingdom of Benin's ...

Excavations in Benin, Nigeria, have uncovered a record of the Kingdom, revealing royal quarters, shrines, and layers from the ...

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has vowed to resist any attempt to seize or rename what rightfully belongs to the Benin Kingdom, declaring that his administration will ...

Extracted from: Asian and African studies (Bratislava) 10, 2001, pages 185-198. Argues that Udo is a more ancient settlement than Benin City, and that the first Benin Kingdom dynasty, that of Ogiso, ...