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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@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 π€£.
@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.
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.
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.