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Nok Culture

Type Object Region West Africa Time c. -1000–500

The Nok culture is a cultural complex distributed across the Jos Plateau of Nigeria and its surroundings in West Africa during the first millennium B…

Timeline

  1. c. -1000–-500Jos Plateau · NigeriaNok populations developed settled agriculture and pottery-making traditions on the Jos Plateau; archaeological strata show they had mastered early ironworking technology and formed a material culture distinct from surrounding regions.
  2. c. -500–200Nok River basin · NigeriaNok art, marked by hollow terracotta human figurines, animal forms, and elaborate hairstyle decorations, reached its peak, indicating possible social differentiation, ritual activity, and interregional exchange.

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