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" ZILUM: "
Carlos Magnavita, Peter Breunig, James Ameje, et al.
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AL
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1070024
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LA113653
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10.3213/1612-1651-10068
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English
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Carlos Magnavita
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James Ameje
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Martin Posselt
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Peter Breunig
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ZILUM: [Article] : A MID-FIRST MILLENNIUM BC FORTIFIED SETTLEMENT NEAR LAKE CHAD\ Carlos Magnavita, Peter Breunig, James Ameje, et al.
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Leiden: Brill
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Journal of African Archaeology
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2006
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4/1
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153–169
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In the last few years, archaeological investigations carried out at the mid-first millennium BC settlement site of Zilum, Nigeria, have integrated magnetic survey, a geophysical technique, as an additional source of information. Amongst other results, the magnetic survey revealed the presence of an archaeological feature that encloses the entire settlement area. Excavations show that this feature consists of a ditch. Dimensions and shape suggest that its function was to restrict access to the settlement. Although direct evidence is missing, the ditch was most probably accompanied by an earth rampart or wall, now completely decayed. Based on the available data, it seems likely that Zilum was a fortified settlement. In the last few years, archaeological investigations carried out at the mid-first millennium BC settlement site of Zilum, Nigeria, have integrated magnetic survey, a geophysical technique, as an additional source of information. Amongst other results, the magnetic survey revealed the presence of an archaeological feature that encloses the entire settlement area. Excavations show that this feature consists of a ditch. Dimensions and shape suggest that its function was to restrict access to the settlement. Although direct evidence is missing, the ditch was most probably accompanied by an earth rampart or wall, now completely decayed. Based on the available data, it seems likely that Zilum was a fortified settlement.
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ditch
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fortification
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Gajiganna
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settlement
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Stone Age
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10.3213/1612-1651-10068
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