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Nok
9.5000° N, 8.0167° E
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Nok is a village in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The village is an archeological site.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Nok culture period
1500 BC–500 AD
Terracotta discovery
1943
Carbonized wood sample dated
c. 3660 BC
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