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The Igbo-Ukwu Bronze Age That Rewrote African History
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Episode The Igbo-Ukwu Bronze Age That Rewrote African History
Before the famous bronzes of Benin or the terracottas of Nok, there was Igbo-Ukwu. In 1939, a man named Isaiah Anozie dug up three thousand years of forgotten history in southeastern Nigeria. This episode explores the enigmatic archaeological site that produced some of the most sophisticated bronze castings in the world, using the lost-wax technique with an understanding of metallurgy that rivaled anything in Europe at the time. We follow the trail of glass beads from Venice and Egypt, copper from the Sahara, and the ritual complexity of the shrine of Ikem, revealing a society of immense wealth and spiritual depth. Discover how these artifacts challenge our assumptions about pre-colonial African statehood and prove that complex urban centers existed in West Africa long before European contact.
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