Lecture: Archaeology of the Oyo Empire of West Africa

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6pm

NOTE: THIS IS A PAST EVENT

1315 Carroll Weathers Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27109

http://moa.wfu.edu
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Dr. Akin Ogundiran, Professor of Africana Studies, Anthropology, and History at University of North Carolina - Charlotte, will speak about the new archaeological evidence revealing the strategies of political expansion, economy, and domestic life in one of Africa’s largest states, the Oyo Empire (ca. 1570-1830), and the roles of the environment in its rise and demise.  Admission is free.

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