Nok culture - Wikipedia
WEBThe Nok culture is a population whose material remains are named after the Ham village of Nok in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928.
The Nok Culture - National Geographic Society
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · The Nok culture was one of the earliest known societies of Western Africa. It existed in modern-day Nigeria from around 500 B.C.E. to 200 C.E. The Nok farmed crops and used iron tools. Historians and archaeologists refer to this culture as the Nok culture because artifacts were first discovered near
Nok Culture - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 27, 2019 · Famous for the distinctive terracotta sculptures of human heads and figures, Nok was the first known culture in West Africa to produce such art and perhaps the first sub-Saharan culture to perfect iron-smelting technology.
Nok culture | African, Terracotta, Sculptures | Britannica
WEBNok culture, ancient Iron Age culture that existed on the Benue Plateau of Nigeria between about 500 bce and 200 ce. First discovered in 1928 in the small tin-mining village of Nok, artifacts of similar features were found over an area that stretched about 300 miles (480 km) east to west and 200.
The Highly Advanced and Mysterious Ancient Civilization of the Nok
WEBMar 5, 2023 · The remarkable civilization of the Nok was first discovered in 1928 when a wealth of unique terracotta artifacts was unearthed by tin miners in the southern part of Kaduna state in central Nigeria.
The Discovery of Nigeria’s Nok Culture - History Today
WEBThis is the ancient iron-working culture, known as the Nok culture, whose remains, of remarkable artistic value, have been coming to light in the ‘Middle Belt’ region of Nigeria during the past twenty years.
Professor Peter Breunig - The Significance of Nok Culture …
WEBMay 20, 2022 · Peter Breunig, Professor of African Archaeology from the Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, has spent the last 15 years piecing together clues to understand more about why the sculptures exist and what they can tell us about the Nok people who lived and farmed in central Nigeria over 2,500 years ago.
Nok Terracottas (500 B.C.–200 A.D.) - The Metropolitan Museum …
WEBOne of the earliest African centers of ironworking and terracotta figure production, the Nok culture remains an enigma. Most Nok sculpture is hollow and coil-built like pottery.
The Nok of Nigeria - Archaeology Magazine Archive
WEBThe Nok of Nigeria. Unlocking the secrets of West Africa's earliest known civilization. A terracotta head created by the Nok culture, one of ancient West Africa's most advanced civilizations,...
Nok Art Was Early Sculptural Pottery in West Africa - ThoughtCo
WEBJan 25, 2020 · Nok art refers to huge human, animal, and other figures made out of terracotta pottery, made by the Nok culture and found throughout Nigeria. The terracottas represent the earliest sculptural art in West Africa and were made between 900 B.C.E. and 0 C.E., concurrent with the earliest evidence of …
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