The Nok Civilization: Discoveries and Significance in African History
Words: 513 1691The Nok civilization emerges as an enigmatic and captivating ancient African culture, renowned predominantly for its exceptional terracotta sculptures. Originating circa 1500 BCE in what is now Nigeria, the Nok civilization thrived until roughly 500 CE. This civilization epitomizes some of the earliest iron smelting and terracotta sculptural traditions south of the Sahara, indicative of a complex society possessing advanced technological and artistic acumen long preceding many contemporaneous cultures globally. The most striking and widely acknowledged relics of the Nok […]