Museums, Archaeologists and Indigenous People

Download or read book Museums, Archaeologists and Indigenous People written by Pamela Ifeoma Eze-Uzomaka and published by British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main aim of this study is to examine the methods through which the managers of Nigeria's past have presented the country's heritage to the Nigerian public, how effectively this has been done, and how the current situation can be improved by 'marketing' archaeology to the public. The book's nine sections cover an examination of those institutions responsible for Nigeria's past, an ethnohistory of the Igbo, a review of the archaeological discoveries, conclusions and suggestions. The main aim of this study is to examine the methods through which the managers of Nigeria's past have presented the country's heritage to the Nigerian public, how effectively this has been done, and how the current situation can be improved by 'marketing' archaeology to the public. The book's nine sections cover an examination of those institutions responsible for Nigeria's past, an ethnohistory of the Igbo, a review of the archaeological discoveries, conclusions and suggestions.