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TAO11:
Don’t think, know instead.

And if you claim to know, then name me one expert who claimed to have dated the Igbo-Ukwu ‘bronzes’ themselves. None! Not even Thurstan Shaw.

Yes, it is only fair that all scholarly articles should publish the assumed date pending when a definitive work will pinpoint the ‘bronzes’ to their later dates.

But if we’re asking about the nature of the dates usually associated with the ‘bronzes,’ we have read from the horse’s mouth that they aren’t factual or conclusive.

What has been dated are some composite charcoal samples, as well as a piece of wood from what was interpreted as a stool.

And the radiocarbon dates obtained for these samples (charcoal, wood, etc.) are the very ones submitted by none other than Professor Thurstan Shaw.

He simply assumed that the dates from these charcoals and wood should be the same date for the ‘bronzes’.

TAO11:
The dates associated with the ‘bronzes’ are those published by Thurstan Shaw. And the bronzes themselves weren’t dated.

You can only hope for more work in the future which will in fact pinpoint the actual latter date argued by Shaw himself and others.

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“SUMMARY
In the discussion of the reliance which should be placed on the Igbo-Ukwu radiocarbon dates, it is necessary to make certain that what evidence we have is correctly used. The precise locations of the samples used for dating are recalled and possible sources of error discussed. Consideration is given to the arguments for a date later than that suggested by the radiocarbon dates, stemming from the state of preservation of the textiles, the character of the beads, the pottery evidence, analogies with the presumed dating of Ife and Benin, the quantity and the source of the copper, and what is known of pre-European trading patterns in West Africa. The latter is probably the most serious objection to a very early date, but the question will only be settled with the acquisition of more archaeological evidence.”

~ Thurstan Shaw, “Those Igbo-Ukwu Radiocarbon Dates: Facts, Fictions and Probabilities”, The Journal of African History, Vol. 16, No. 4, (1975), p.517.

Hellraiser77:
[s][/s] Delusions should actually be your second name, then fraud your third ....... Igbo-ukwu will forever be the oldest known culture in Nigeria perhaps even the whole West-Africa, Tao11s insecurity and emotional tantrums cant change anything

Crixxx:
This polo really looks good

Resurrection212:
Shut up you are already peeing In your body.

Mr Adeyinka are you tired of claiming igbo?

Bringing 2017 news and editing it is the height of your Uselessness, Infact most igbos want this news to be true anyway

Simplyleo:
I agree with the op 100%

Resurrection212:
You are unfortunate being you are not Yoruba now you are trying to cause problems here

johnmartus:
Guy keep your distance before I curse you here .No man or woman from southeast dead or living greater than Baba Awolowo.

kettykin:
Nigerians and their infantile tirades. So igbos should not celebrate their own, but if it is Anthony Joshua we will not be allowed to rest.

Anyone ever noticed then when ever igbos makes progress abroad a certain part of the country loose their sleep and become restless

Its congenital envy and jealousy towards igbos Most yoruba are born with it, Thats why i pity igbo forming De-tribalised , This snakes habour a lot of vile towards igbo people

FrLukas:
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IvarDboneless:
Oga forget dual citizenship..the west especially North American don't just give you citizenship they build you and make you become a part of them to an extent wherever you are coming from doesn't matter anymore. Abi you think say that man they reason anything Nigeria. His an American bro and his name doesn't matter it's just a name. Same thing happened in the case of that racer kid ugochukwu ugochukwu, they are all Americans.

FrLukas:
You are longing story here.

There's dual citizenship and he could be one.

After all, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is also one too and many many others.

I agree that his success has nothing to do with Nigeria and we should stop claiming people who probably had to flee the country just to be able to make it in life.

donstan18:
Ebonyi people aren’t full blooded Igbos.


Let’s be serious please. They are way different and behaves like the Hausas.

SuperBold:
The inferior ones should be from Abia and Imo

No its Ondo and Ogun

Simplyleo:
Abacha was just an idiot.
I keep wondering why he created additional two states in the East.

Just look at the tiny areas in the east that are not even the sizes of some local govt areas in the North.

As if that is not enough, these tiny states receive averagely same allocation as whole states, yet provision of ordinary portable pipe borne water is a very big problem.

A state that should be glowing to the admiration of everyone cannot provide water? And sime miscreants will be comparing this state with another state having 44 local govt areas with each local govt area equal in size with the whole state and receiving almost same oyel allocation?

What exactly is the states' contribution to fed purse? Some states need to be merged.

In your abundance of wisdom ot should i say stupidity you didn't realize states were not created for empty bushes and forest you call Landmass but for human population

That being said now tell me what all the big for nothing sparsely populated states in the north contributes to the federal purse apart from usesless population that made Nigeria the poverty capital of the world

Factshunter:


Cry? By the time your ban become effective you will understand the word ' cry ' behind your closed door.


Mynd44 rule no.1 is broken.

Call your yoruba mods to ban me......still wouldn't help open defecation in ibadan

Factshunter:
Mynd44

A rule has just been broken - off topic.

Thank you in advance.

Yes cry me a river

Factshunter:
The iPobs are frustrated looking for Avenue to cover their shame and yesterday's misfortune hence they've resorted to using false headlines to salvaged their bruised ego.

How will this crap you are spewing help is flush out shit here in ibadan?