Anthonia Fatunsin

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Anthonia Kehinde Fatunsin (* 20th century) is a Nigerian archaeologist . It is regarded as Nigeria's first archaeologist and was the first woman to the Nigerian National Museum in Ibadan initiated focused their fieldwork mainly on Yoruba - ceramic , especially from society in the area of today's city Owo .

Life

In 1981 Fatunsin began excavating at Igbo'laja and Ijebu-Owo in the city of Owo to investigate objects known as Owo terracotta . Babasehinde Ademuleya of Obafemi Awolowo University mentions that her investigation of this site was the second excavation after that of Ekpo Eyo (1976), but Fatunsin is believed to be the first to provide a comprehensive description of the specifics of the sculptures.

Fatunshin wrote about the role of archeology in Nigerian museums and its influence on the country's cultural heritage and is a recognized pioneer of post-colonial ways of thinking and interpreting African archeology.

Publications

  • Yoruba pottery . National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Lagos 1992, ISBN 978-2015-18-0 .
  • Ifetedo: a late stone age site in the forest region of southwestern Nigeria . In: West African journal of archeology . tape 26 , no. 1 , 1996, p. 71-87 .
  • Recent excavations at Owo . In: Nigerian heritage: journal of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments . No. 1 , 1992, p. 94-107 .
  • Archaeological investigations in Kano State: Riruwai furnaces . In: Archeology and society: proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference of the Archaeological Association of Nigeria . No. 1 , 1989, pp. 111-120 .
  • Archaeological project of the National Commission for Museums and Moneuments: a preliminary report on reconnaissance . In: Nigerian heritage: journal of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments . No. 4 , 1995, p. 43-58 .
  • Preliminary survey of Igbo-Oramfe, Ile-Ife (Nigeria) . In: West African journal of archeology . No. 24 , 1994, pp. 48-66 .
  • Archaeological reconnaissance of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . In: Nigerian heritage: journal of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments . No. 5 , 1996, pp. 47-65 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Owo culture of ancient Nigeria. In: vanguardngr.com. 2012, accessed January 19, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ Babásèhìndé A. Adémúlèyá: Stylistic Analysis of Igbo 'Laja Terracotta Sculptures of Owo' . ( online [PDF]).
  3. ↑ Anthonia K. Fatunsin: Archeology and the protection of cultural heritage: the Nigerian situation . In: Archeologie et sauvegarde du patrimoine: actes du VIe colloque, Cotonou, Bénin, 28 mars - 2 avril 1994 = Archeology and safeguarding of heritage: proceedings of the 6th colloquium, Cotonou, Benin, 28th March - 2nd April 1994 . S. 63-69 ( bcin.ca ).
  4. ↑ Akinwumi Ogundiran: Pioneers of archaeological thought and practice in postcolonial Nigeria. In: taylorfrancis.com. Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory, 2015, accessed January 19, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Fatunsin, Anthonia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fatunsin, Anthonia Kehinde (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century