A Brief Example of Archaeology in Historical Studies. Ile-Ife, the Cradle of Yoruba civilization E-Book

Afeez Tope RAJI

• Herausgeber: GRIN Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

Document from the year 2020 in the subject History - Miscellaneous, grade: 3.1, Adekunle Ajasin University (History and International Studies), course: Historiography, language: English, abstract: This essay aims to give a short introduction into the discipline of Archeology and its distinction from History. The thrust of this piece is on the contributions of this all important venture to the historical reconstruction of Ile-Ife, Nigeria, the cradle of Yoruba civilization. Archeology as a discipline, as distinct from history but complementary to it, has played a facultative role in the historical reconstruction of preliterate societies overtime. The thrust of this piece is on the contributions of this all-important venture to the historical reconstruction of Ile-Ife, the cradle of Yoruba civilization. The fact that history deals with the past in time perspective, understandably makes it peremptory for the historical researcher to approach its study from a multidisciplinary perspective: Hence, Archeology.