Ife-Sungbo Archaeological Project : Episode 3 - Archeobotany

In the context of the Ife-Sungbo Archaeological Project, co-directed by Prof (Associate) Gérard Chouin (William & Mary University) and Prof Adisa Ogunfolakan (Obafemi Awolowo University), Youssef Bouri, Research Project Manager at the French Research Institute in Nigeria (IFRA-Nigeria), has produced a series of short videos presenting aspects of the project and the techniques used during excavations in the ancient town of Ife. The Ife-Sungbo archeological project is a long-term excavation supported by IFRA and the French Embassy for more than 10 years. Between 2022 and 2024, this project was part of a FSPI (Fonds de solidarité pour les projets innovants) funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by IFRA-Nigeria (learn more about the different projects IFRA-Nigeria realized here). The filming took place in July 2023. Below is a list of the episodes of this series of videos.
Episode 1 - Why digging there
Episode 2 - Preserving the pavements
Episode 3 - Archeobotany
Episode 4 - Analysing potsherds
Episode 5 - Volunteer portraits
If you want to learn more about the Ife Sungbo archeological project, click here.
A special thanks to the fieldwork participants appearing in this series of videos:
Carole Acquaviva, Oluwapelumi Grace Adeosun, Prof (Associate) Gérard Chouin, Gbenga Julius Ekundayo, Michaela Hazan, Lola Lartigau-Toulouze, Prof (Associate) Amanda Logan, Prof Adisa Ogunfolakan, Modupe Oyedele, Ibinabo Oyibo.
Sources of iconographic documents appearing in this video:
Bandama, F. and Babalola, A.B. (2023) ‘Science, not black magic: Metal and glass production in Africa’, African Archaeological Review, 40(3), pp. 531-543. doi:10.1007/s10437-023-09545-6.
Harlan, J.R. (2002) 'Current Dominant Theories on the Origins and Importation of Certain Major African Staple Crops Source: Based on Jack R. Harlan, “Indigenous African Agriculture” in The Origins of Agriculture: An International Perspective, edited by C. Wesley Cowan and Patty Jo Watson (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 2002), 59-69. in (No date) Archeobotany and Cultivation in Africa. Available at: www.pearsonhig...
Ross, E. (2011) The trans-saharan book trade, Eric Ross, academic. Available at: ericrossacadem... (Accessed: 04 June 2024).
Winchell, F. et al. (2018) ‘On the origins and dissemination of domesticated sorghum and pearl millet across Africa and into India: A view from the Butana Group of the Far Eastern sahel’, African Archaeological Review, 35(4), pp. 483-505. doi:10.1007/s10437-018-9314-2.
The iconographic documents referenced (Logan, 2024) in the video were provided by Amanda Logan and will be part of a forthcoming publication.

[@KingJupiter]

Amazing finds.
Can't wait to read the paper when it's out

[@babatundeolusegun1474]

How far back were the clothing and environmental practices