AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GOROBI ABANDONED SETTLEMENT, MAYO-BELWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorBALA, ROSE RAKIYA
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-14T13:16:09Z
dc.date.available2017-12-14T13:16:09Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS OF ARTS DEGREE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractYandang people from an archaeological perspective against their sole dependant on oral tradition which was the focus of the few records on the area. The aim of the research is to document the archaeological finds and features found on the Gorobi abandoned settlement site with a view to attempting a reconstruction of the past life ways of the people who settled in Gorobi area. Methods like archaeological survey, oral tradition, ethnographic survey, classification analysis and interpretations of data were employed in this research. Archaeological survey conducted in Gorobi led to the discoveries of finds such as potsherds which were collected randomly to represent the type and forms of cultural materials on the site. Iron slags and tuyeres which could not be removed from their original context were measured, photographed and represented on a map. This research on Gorobi has thrown light on the understanding of the settlement history and Archaeology of the Mayo-Bel wa area.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9693
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY,en_US
dc.subjectGOROBI ABANDONED SETTLEMENT,en_US
dc.subjectMAYO-BELWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,en_US
dc.subjectADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.titleAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GOROBI ABANDONED SETTLEMENT, MAYO-BELWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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