An Archaeological Investigation Of Zangang Hilltop Settlement Sites In Kaura Local Government Area Of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

📄 Project Abstract

This research is an archaeological investigation of Zangang hilltop settlement sites in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The settlement sites were occupied by the Attakar people who speak the Attakar language and display uniformity of cultural traits. The hills in the area provided security to the former inhabitants of the Area during the slave-raiding expeditions. The various versions of the origin and historical migration of the Attakar people to their present Area of settlement were discussed using oral tradition and written sources. Zangang tradition of origin has been linked to the hilltop settlements because the earliest settlements in Attakarare traceable to the hilltop. Also, the settlement sites in Zangang were occupied according to clans, although some clans in Zangang do not have any relationship with the hilltop settlements. This further suggests that Zangang could be a settlement of mixed origin as stated by Brandt that Attakar appears to be a tribe of mixed or...