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Abstract
An outcry for the inclusion of archaeology into school teaching curriculum has been on for over six decades. Yet, Nigeria is one of such countries in West Africa that have experienced a slow growth in archaeology education at both tertiary and pre-tertiary schools. In a bid to addressing this issue, a public awareness and community archaeology project was conceived in Igbo-Ukwu to create awareness on the relevance of archaeology in preserving cultural heritage and enhance skill acquisition. 93 secondary school pupils and 12 community residents in Igbo-Ukwu participated in classroom educational seminar and archaeological field training, respectively. The participants were exposed to learning soft and hard skills. Results from the assessment of the participants showed that at a time when Nigeria and many countries in Africa are troubled with loss of traditional histories and oral traditions, archaeology education is a vital tool for addressing the problem.
期刊介绍：
Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress offers a venue for debates and topical issues, through peer-reviewed articles, reports and reviews. It emphasizes contributions that seek to recenter (or decenter) archaeology, and that challenge local and global power geometries.
Areas of interest include ethics and archaeology; public archaeology; legacies of colonialism and nationalism within the discipline; the interplay of local and global archaeological traditions; theory and archaeology; the discipline’s involvement in projects of memory, identity, and restitution; and rights and ethics relating to cultural property, issues of acquisition, custodianship, conservation, and display.
Recognizing the importance of non-Western epistemologies and intellectual traditions, the journal publishes some material in nonstandard format, including dialogues; annotated photographic essays; transcripts of public events; and statements from elders, custodians, descent groups and individuals.
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