Economic and cultural prehistory of the Niger Delta.

From: African Arts | Date: March 22, 2002| Author: Anozie, F.N.; Derefaka, A.A. | Copyright information

Lacking the written records on which the historian relies, the prehistorian seeks to reconstruct the past through means of archaeological evidence. 

   [O]bjects recovered from archaeological excavations ... bear the evidence 
   of man's exploitation of his natural resources and utilization of those 
   materials that serve to fulfill his aspirations. These may be objects of 
   warfare, tools for hunting, procuring and preparing his food, for 
   collecting and storing drin...

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