On the Development and Distribution of Primitive Locks and Keys is a comprehensive and scholarly exploration of the origins, evolution, and geographical spread of early locking mechanisms. Authored ……続きを見る
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...The subject of this paper was the discovery, mostly in the king’s compound and the Juju houses, of numerous works of art in brass, bronze, and ivory...
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Benin is situated on the Guinea Coast, near the mouth of the Niger, in latitude 6·12 north, and longitude 5 to 6 east. It was discovered by the Portuguese at the end of the fourteenth or commencemen……続きを見る