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Where in the world
Nigeria
Nok culture
Nok · Nigeria
Field notes
- civilizations
- Nok
- types
- Village
- built
- 1,500 BCE
- occupied
- 1,500 BCE — 1 BCE
- country
- Nigeria
The site
The Nok culture is named for a village in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, where its remarkable terracotta sculptures were first unearthed in 1928. Emerging perhaps around 1500 BCE and lasting until roughly 1 BCE, the Nok produced fired-clay figures on a large scale, apparently tied to a complex funerary tradition that may have involved feasting. Some sculptures depict figures wielding bows, arrows and slingshots, hints of hunting and daily life.
