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Recretaion of 12-14th Century Yoruba Compound

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Idea I had to make the site more tourist friendly. With its proximity to Lagos I think some touch ups would make the site a great and popular destination.

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Reconstruction of Sungbo's Eredo in its original state

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More real life photos

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Reconstruction of Sungbo's Eredo in its original state

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Additional rednerings along with real life photos

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Due to it's size it enclosed a variety of areas ranging from towns to forests.

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@theOlaBola @glchouin I wonder if you guys could look into this since you have access to more archives and excavations.

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So I was reading an article about the archeology of Ife and apparently they found iron nails on the EXACT site where the one of the theorized tiled roofs were found. I feel like this is as close as you can get to confirmation without having the actual building infront of you.

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Detailed thread on the different roof styles of Ife. I get many (valid!) questions about this so I thought it would be great to break it down all at once. The roofing style also suprised me so I can understand why many are curious.

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Based on what I was able to find it appears the Yoruba stopped using nails in construction so this is probably a building technique that was lost similar to the glass and pavement technology.

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A bit rushed but this is how I think the roof may have been put together with the nails included. Just in case if people were unable to visualize it.

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So I was reading an article about the archeology of Ife and apparently they found iron nails on the EXACT site where the one of the theorized tiled roofs were found. I feel like this is as close as you can get to confirmation without having the actual building infront of you.

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Also working on a new sungbo's eredo project that should be done in the next couple weeks!

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@Cryptog_NSG Here it is :) https://t.co/YNMCFH3GER.

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@LordBalogunV3 But the date of the site corresponds to the peak of Ife so they likely had so much wealth and resources at that time it didn't matter 🤣.

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@LordBalogunV3 It probably ones of those things that looked amazing but probably was not pratical. In the rainforest they probably had to replace that roof almost every year from rotting. Thats likely what the nails were there for.

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@LordBalogunV3 I was torn between the two but now I also think its likely wood. Its incredible to see actual material evidence back it up.

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In the sense that iron nail wouldn't be used for earthen walls, pavements, or structural posts. This is really the only thing that would make sense to help hold the roof together. The ones they found were likely leftovers.

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On one of the Extant 18th century Brass pillars from Oyo, the horseman figure seems to be holding a takouba sword, Has the recognizable hilt. The tip of the sheath seems to be damaged/bent. Sketched for greater clarity.

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@CertifiedFatGuy @KaramaSeal Yoruba. Modern City of Ile Ife specifically.

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Recretaion of 12-14th Century Yoruba Compound

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Guys this took so long that you dont even wanna know 🤣. Literally was done and then redone about 10 different times.

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Recretaion of 12-14th Century Yoruba Compound

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Forgot to mention but @lps8561543128 provided me with the left 2 images and @theOlaBola provided me with the bottom right image!

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Building refences cont.

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@LordBalogunV3 The hills represent the real landscape around Ile Ife

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Furniture and landscape refrence @LordBalogunV3 provided the bed picture and source to me.