PETER BREUNIG The 8000-year-old dugout canoe from Dufuna (NE Nigeria) is an artcle by Peter Breunig from “Papers from the 10th Congress of the Pan-African Association for Prehistory and Related Studies.” Aspects of African Archaeology: Papers from the 10th Congress of the Pan-African Association for Prehistory and Related Studies edited by Gilbert Pwiti and Robert…… Continue reading The 8000-year-old dugout canoe from Dufuna (NE Nigeria)
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Nigeria’s 8,000-year-old boat
Nigeria’s 8000-year-old boat was found by Mallam Ya’u, a Fulani cattle herder in Dufuna, Nigeria. It happened when he began digging a well on May 4, 1987. Before he reached the depth necessary to draw water, he would find something of far greater significance. He brought Nigeria’s 8,000-year-old African Mahogany boat to the surface. At…… Continue reading Nigeria’s 8,000-year-old boat
