nok terracotta was discovered around what bc
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The Nok terracotta sculptures, created by the Nok culture in what is now Nigeria, have been dated to a period between roughly 1500 BCE and 500 CE. However, most of the significant finds and the height of the Nok terracotta tradition are generally dated between around 900 BCE and 200 CE. The Nok culture is one of the earliest known civilizations in sub-Saharan Africa, and its terracotta sculptures are some of the oldest known artworks of the region.