A preliminary report of potsherd pavements in Northern Nigeria: a new light from Zigam hilltop site, Bauchi state, Nigeria

Abdulmalik, Abdulmalik Abdulrahman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-6010 (2022) A preliminary report of potsherd pavements in Northern Nigeria: a new light from Zigam hilltop site, Bauchi state, Nigeria. Nyame Akuma, 98. pp. 52-57.

PDF (Potsherd Pavements) - Accepted Version Restricted to Repository staff only until 28 December 2025. Request a copy

Abstract

The use of potsherds as a pavement in rooms, kitchens, religion house, granaries, animal pens and passage areas is found commonly in Nigerian societies between the eleventh to sixteenth centuries CE. This practice is found mostly in swampy areas characterized by a waterlogged environment. It is also associated with religious practices in many societies. The goal of this paper is to explain the uniqueness of this practice at Zigam settlement in comparison with other archaeological sites where knowledge of potsherds pavement is obtainable in Nigeria, through the use of historical sources (oral tradition and written information); archaeological finds (including thin-section analysis) and features situated on the landscape of Zigam hilltop site.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	potsherd pavement,northern nigeria,west africa,africa,archaeology,zigam,pottery,new light,survey,analysis,anthropology,arts and humanities(all),social sciences(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Centres > Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2023 00:41
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2023 00:41
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/93347
DOI:

Actions (login required)

View Item