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  • [local] Artefact thieves ravage Nok culture [Nigeria]

    04/16/2007 7:03:39 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 5 replies · 216+ views
    The Tide ^ | Sunday, April 15, 2007 | unattributed
    The highly revered historical sites of the Nok culture have been reduced to a shadow of the past as looters have invaded the fields... Frankfurt University, Prof. Peter Breunig... said the Nok terracotta and its cultural links was still among the greatest discoveries of archeology and would continue to command global attention... Breunig said the museum at the Nok village does not meet acceptable standards ''as it is only a table with bits of artifacts"... Speaking at the same session, the Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Dr Joseph Eboreime, said the government had adopted a...