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Title Of Article Chaper
A bronze carnivore skull from Oron, Nigeria
Title Of Journal Book
MASCA journal
Volume
1
Issue
4
Pages
104-105
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The object was found in Oron, along with other metal artifacts, by laborers in 1974. The TL date of the casting core is given here as A.D. 1645 ± 30. Comparable objects to this one, along with their significance in West African ethnology, are briefly discussed.
Keywords
Copper, analysis; Dating, thermoluminescence metal casting; Spectroscopy, emission x ray proton-induced pixe ICCROM
pub_id
4734