An Archaeologist with a difference and a Voice for the Past in this age
Introduction In archaeology, the notion of randomness often looms large. The ‘accidental’ discovery of an artifact, the ‘fortuitous’ unearthing of an ancient city, or the ‘serendipitous’ deciphering of an age-old script—these events might seem to occur by chance. However, when we delve deeper into the interconnected events, decisions, and methodologies that shape archaeological practice, the …
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Picture this! You stand in the midst of an age-old Yoruba cityscape as twilight creeps over the horizon. The simmering West African sun paints the sky in hues of purple and gold, giving way to a resplendent celestial panorama. You sense an ancient connection, a dialogue between earth and sky, culture and cosmos, echoed in …
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The ancient Yoruba civilization reached its apogee in the first half of the second millennium AD without developing "writing"as a means of communication. Instead, they made abstractions through material and immaterial cultural practices. This talk explores how the Yoruba indigenous hermeneutics shed light on material records. It interprets the Yoruba conceptual idea of the world …
Ola Lasisi 