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Know the Nok

  • July 9, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

West Africa’s earliest known civilization, the Nok culture of Nigeria, existed partly around the time of ancient Greece. Artistically and technologically advanced, the Nok created unique terracotta sculptures and also used furnaces in crafting iron tools and weapons.

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