An Archaeological Investigation Of Mernyang Hill Settlements Of The Southern Jos Plateau, Nigeria

📄 Project Abstract

This work entails an archaeological study of five hill settlements occupied by the Mernyang ethnic group in the southern part of the Jos Plateau. The research area was chosen because the Jos Plateau region especially its northern part, presents evidence for a very long period of human antiquity, however for the Quaanpan area in the south which had attracted the attention of anthropologists, not much archaeological research has been conducted. Therefore, the researcher saw the need to conduct an archaeological study of this area in order to provide a comprehensive picture of the history of the people of the Jos Plateau and to provide a reference material for subsequent cultural researches. This research was carried out with the aim of understanding the cultural characteristics of the past inhabitants of the area. This was achieved by the review of literatures on the Jos Plateau and the site in particular, collection of oral histories, study of material cultures, archaeological survey an...