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Nok culture

The Nok culture is a population whose material remains are named after the Ham village of Nok in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. Wikipedia
Location: Nigeria
Dates: c. 1500 BC — c. 1 BC
Geographical range: West Africa
Major sites: Nok village; Jama'a; Samun Dukiya; Taruga; Jos
Period: Neolithic, Iron Age