In an excerpt from his new book, Barnaby Phillips visits contemporary casters who are still making bronzes using ancient techniques. Craftsman finishing polishing the last details of a bronze ...

Stolen during the colonial era, dozens of Benin bronzes once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. – Copyright POOL/AFP SONNY TUMBELAKA Nigeria’s ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. LAGOS, Nigeria — "The Benin Monarchy: An Anthology of Benin History" is ...

Today, the Benin empire is now a lost and forgotten medieval city. It was by far one of the most ancient and highly developed places in the 11th century in West Africa. It is now located in the ...

The controversial debates over the founding of Lagos between the Yoruba and Benin, sparked by Oba Ewuare II's claim, have continued unabated A newspaper columnist, Lasisi Olagunju, examined historical ...

Switzerland is making a significant move in the process of correcting the wrongs of colonial history with the return of eighteen of the looted Benin Bronzes. The ceremony for the transfer of the ...

Partial survey of Benin and Ishan earthworks reveals much about the history and expansion of farmlands in these southern Nigerian forests in the Late Iron Age. The survey draws upon oral tradition and ...

Al is set for the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Ambassador Eheneden Erediauwa and Edaiken N’ Uselu to begin the journey from his temporary palace at Uselu in Egor Local Government to Benin City, ...