<P> The archaeology of Igbo - Ukwu revealed bronze artifacts dated to the 9th century A.D. which were initially discovered by Isiah Anozie in 1939 while digging a well in his compound in Igbo - Ukwu , an Igbo town in Anambra State , Nigeria . As a result of these finds , three archaeological sites were excavated in 1959 and 1964 by Thurstan Shaw which revealed more than 700 high quality artifacts of copper , bronze and iron , as well as about 165000 glass , carnelian and stone beads , pottery , textiles and ivory . They are the oldest bronze artifacts known in West African and were manufactured centuries before the emergence of other known bronze producing centers such as those of Ife and Benin . The bronzes include numerous ritual vessels , pendants , crowns , breastplates , staff ornaments , swords , and fly - whisk handles . </P>
<P> The archaeology of Igbo - Ukwu revealed bronze artifacts dated to the 9th century A.D. which were initially discovered by Isiah Anozie in 1939 while digging a well in his compound in Igbo - Ukwu , an Igbo town in Anambra State , Nigeria . As a result of these finds , three archaeological sites were excavated in 1959 and 1964 by Thurstan Shaw which revealed more than 700 high quality artifacts of copper , bronze and iron , as well as about 165000 glass , carnelian and stone beads , pottery , textiles and ivory . They are the oldest bronze artifacts known in West African and were manufactured centuries before the emergence of other known bronze producing centers such as those of Ife and Benin . The bronzes include numerous ritual vessels , pendants , crowns , breastplates , staff ornaments , swords , and fly - whisk handles . </P>
where is the oldest bronze in west africa found
where is the oldest bronze in west africa found
Igbo - Ukwu , an Igbo town in Anambra State , Nigeria .
Igbo - Ukwu , an Igbo town in Anambra State , Nigeria .