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Archaeology Of Zilum
Zilum is a settlement of the Gajiganna Culture, Gajiganna culture located in the Chad Basin of northeastern Nigeria, 72 km north of Maiduguri in Borno State and is dated to ca 600-400 BCE. The site itself is relatively flat, sits on a large sand ridge, and is bordered to the south by a clay depression. Zilum was discovered in 1997 by Peter Breunig and from 2000-2002, Carlos Magnavita began several test excavations at the site. Zilum covers a settlement area of approximately 12 hectares and emerged from the Late Stone Age, Final Stone Age food-producing communities of the Gajiganna culture. The majority of the inhabitants of Zilum would have been occupied by the cultivation of crops and perhaps animal husbandry, while select groups of artisans would have contributed to the production of goods such as pottery, Leather, leather goods, and possibly beads and/or bone points. Zilum belongs to Gajiganna Phase III sites, which are thought to be younger and exhibit more sedentary com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borno State
Borno is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe State, Yobe to the west, Gombe State, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa State, Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national Cameroon-Nigeria border, border with Cameroon. Its northern border forms part of the national Niger–Nigeria border, border with Niger and its northeastern border forms all of the national Chad–Nigeria border, border with Chad. It is the only Nigerian state to border up to three countries. It takes its name from the historic Borno Emirate, emirate of Borno, with the emirate's old capital of Maiduguri serving as the capital city of Borno State. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. It originally included the area that is now Yobe State, which became a distinct state in 1991. Borno is the List of Nigerian states by area, second largest in area of the States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
