MOWAA Archaeology Project: enhancing understanding of Benin City’s historic urban development and heritage through pre-construction archaeology

Folorunso, Caleb; Nixon, Sam; Opadeji, Segun; Babalola, Abidemi; Le Quesne, Charles; Adamu, Anna; Brittain, Marcus; Brudenell, Matthew; Breeden, Chris

MOWAA Archaeology Project: enhancing understanding of Benin City’s historic urban development and heritage through pre-construction archaeology

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Folorunso, Caleb

Nixon, Sam

Opadeji, Segun

Babalola, Abidemi

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Le Quesne, Charles

Adamu, Anna

Brittain, Marcus

Brudenell, Matthew

Breeden, Chris

Date published

October 30, 2025

Abstract

Pre-construction archaeology in West Africa presents new avenues for understanding historic urban development. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin, a significant polity in the West African forest zone during the second millennium AD.