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Ancient West Africa was home to civilizations which lasted into the Medieval period like the Sao and Nok but archaeologists were surprised to find the ancient remains of cities and metallurgy in Niger c. early 20th C. Were any oral histories about these cities and cultures retained by the locals?

by /u/Dinocrocodile in /r/AskHistorians

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