Abstract:
Archaeological excavations and documentation carried out in Eastern Nigeria in the past (1957 – 2000) had posited that Nsukka-Okigwe-Afikpo cuesta was the origin of Igbo settlement. Particularly, the discovery and archaeological investigations at Igbo-Ukwu brought Igboland/South Eastern Nigeria to archaeological limelight (Shaw, 1970). It proves that the natural sandstone ridges in Afikpo with rockshelters and caves had been used as dwelling places for the prehistoric and historic peoples of the study area. The sites and rock shelters, therefore, served the earliest habitation/settlements for the inhabitants before their migration to the present location.
