The few published seriations of ceramic assemblages suffer from modes of presentation that make comparison difficult.
Evolution of ceramics in nigeria.
6 27 summit suits alimosho lagos nigeria.
According to the nation oaik hinan lamented that despite nigeria s potential growth for ceramics its import bill was huge.
This was as a result of the colonial government s efforts to develop the traditional pottery industry in order to meet new market demand.
The history of ceramics development and manufacturing in nigeria is a classic illustration of how a nation could neglect a vital sector to its own peril through policy inconsistencies and lack of.
Useful seriations require quantified sherd collections recovered from stratified deposits as frameworks presented in a way that facilitates comparison.
Ceramic sequences are useful tools for chronology and culture history in many parts of the world but are lacking in nigeria.
The importation of ceramic tiles into nigeria would by 2025 hit 2 1 billion which amounts to over n761 billion.
A professor of ceramics engineering patrick oaik hinan gave the figure on the sideline of the launch of oaikhinan ceramics foundation in lagos.
An evaluation of ceramic industries in nigeria.
Nigeria is a multi ethnic country with varied climate vegetation and landscape where peoples of various ethnic groups with diverse cultures live.