What are you talking about. Most evidence shows that metal working ancestors of Bantu people descend from the Cameroon/Southeast Nigerian region. Where do you get East Africa from?
Medieval and Ancient West African Civilization Highlights: Igbo Addition
What are you talking about. Most evidence shows that metal working ancestors of Bantu people descend from the Cameroon/Southeast Nigerian region. Where do you get East Africa from?
Bantus come from Southeast Nigeria(area where Igbos live) and Cameroon. Whats confusing?
I always thought they had developed Bantu culture before arriving there.
You do realise that all homosapiens come from east africa right?
You do realise that all homosapiens come from east africa right?
Wait so THATS your reason for Bantus not coming from the Cameroon area?
YES, all homosapians come from East Africa which was 130k years ago! The Bantu migration was around 3000 BC. How are you even comparing the two? Africans soon migrated to other parts of the continent well before the Bantu migration.
I never said they didn't come from the area, I said that they didn't come from the area at that time. It was later. Again, this is what african oral tradition supports as well.Wait so THATS your reason for Bantus not coming from the Cameroon area?
YES, all homosapians come from East Africa which was 130k years ago! The Bantu migration was around 3000 BC. How are you even comparing the two? Africans soon migrated to other parts of the continent well before the Bantu migration.
The metal workings could have been left by pygmies. or made in the east and brought to the west.
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I wouldn't describe the Igbo as a peaceful people. Igbo clans like the Ohafia were described as war-like. Also, Igbo groups who neighboured the Igala had to be on a constant war-footing.
According to an article I read, Igbo people developed a form of martial arts that involved mostly kicking (aside from wrestling which is practiced far and wide across Igboland). Head-taking was another custom of war. Striking off a head with a cutlass was a huge honour and allowed head-takers to take on titles.
The cutlass, muskets, spears and bows/arrows were the chief Igbo weapons of war.
War dance with head props
According to an article I read, Igbo people developed a form of martial arts that involved mostly kicking (aside from wrestling which is practiced far and wide across Igboland). Head-taking was another custom of war. Striking off a head with a cutlass was a huge honour and allowed head-takers to take on titles.
The cutlass, muskets, spears and bows/arrows were the chief Igbo weapons of war.
War dance with head props
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The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Igbo wrestling
The Odum of Ala Igbo
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The Odum of Ala Igbo
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A description of Igbo martial arts
Fighting for Honor
Fighting for Honor
Your first paragrapth is confusing me. I'm just going to leave it and say most sources I read state the Bantu migration started from Caneroon 3000 BC much earlier than the dates you gave. And certain Bantu people claiming through oral traditions that they come from East Africa is not mutually exclusive.
Pgymies were hunter gatherers, they were NOT metal workers. And the iron age started much earlier in West Africa than East Africa.
Again, ask a Cameroonian, their history begins 500BC. I can't continue to repeat myself, so believe cac theorists over oral if you want.
Let me clarify. I was alluding to the Nri.
Another point to add. The Igbo were started smelting iron at the latest 2000bc.
Location of the furnaces were in Lejja.
That leaves only Kemet and Mesopotamia before them. Further proving my point that south Nigeria was the second most advanced civilization in Africa. Independent written language, iron smelting 2000bc. Specifically the Igbo. But that's all up in the air as more archeology is being done on Ile Ife could prove to have older elements.
Location of the furnaces were in Lejja.
That leaves only Kemet and Mesopotamia before them. Further proving my point that south Nigeria was the second most advanced civilization in Africa. Independent written language, iron smelting 2000bc. Specifically the Igbo. But that's all up in the air as more archeology is being done on Ile Ife could prove to have older elements.