Question

What was found at Igbo Ukwu?
a.
evidence for copper alloy or bronze casting in Sub Saharan Africa.
b.
thousands of figures which were polished, covered with a red clay slip, and fired at low temperatures.
c.
Examples of textiles which employed a special technique that resembles velour to the touch.
d.
crosses, crucifixes, and other Christian emblems had been created as early as the late fifteenth century.

Answer 1

a.

Igbo-Ukwu (southeastern Nigeria, dated to about the 9th–10th century CE) produced spectacular copper-alloy/bronze objects made by advanced lost‑wax and related casting techniques—evidence of early bronze/copper-alloy casting in sub‑Saharan Africa.