In the context of the Ife-Sungbo Archaeological Project, co-directed by Prof (Associate) Gérard Chouin (William & Mary University) and Prof Adisa Ogunfolakan (Obafemi Awolowo University), Youssef Bouri, Research Project Manager at the French Research Institute in Nigeria (IFRA-Nigeria), has produced a series of short videos presenting aspects of the project and the techniques used during excavations in the ancient town of Ife. The Ife-Sungbo archeological project is a long-term excavation supported by IFRA and the French Embassy for more than 10 years. Between 2022 and 2024, this project was part of a FSPI (Fonds de solidarité pour les projets innovants) funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by IFRA-Nigeria (learn more about the different projects IFRA-Nigeria realized here). The filming took place in July 2023. Below is a list of the episodes of this series of videos.
Episode 1 - Why digging there
Episode 2 - Preserving the pavements
Episode 3 - Archeobotany
Episode 4 - Analysing potsherds*
Episode 5 - Volunteer portraits
If you want to learn more about the Ife Sungbo archeological project, click here.
A special thanks to the fieldwork participants appearing in this series of videos:
Carole Acquaviva, Oluwapelumi Grace Adeosun, Prof (Associate) Gérard Chouin, Gbenga Julius Ekundayo, Michaela Hazan, Lola Lartigau-Toulouze, Prof (Associate) Amanda Logan, Prof Adisa Ogunfolakan, Modupe Oyedele, Ibinabo Oyibo.
*While, in the video, it is written pot sheds, the correct terminology is potsherds.