Explores various sources like oral traditions, written records, archaeology, linguistics, and ethnography, including dating methods such as carbon dating and stratigraphy.
What students will learn
- Define the primary sources of historical evidence in Nigeria.
- Distinguish between primary and secondary sources of history.
- Explain the importance of oral tradition, archaeology, and written records in Nigerian historiography.
- Describe scientific dating techniques such as carbon dating and stratigraphy.
- Analyze the role of linguistics and ethnography in reconstructing the Nigerian past.
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