Radiocarbon dates indicate human occupation from around 4000 BCE to the 15th century CE. The site yielded evidence of early agriculture, ironworking technology, and a variety of trade goods across various dates. (located in Gombe state, Nigeria).
Today, ethnically, Gombe State is inhabited by various ethnic groups, primarily the Fulani people living in the north and center of the state along with the Bolewa, Kanuri, and Hausa people, while the state's diverse eastern and southern regions are populated by the Cham, Dadiya, Jara, Kamo, Pero, Tangale, Tera, and Waja people. We don’t know what social identities and structures existed 6000 years ago.
Source: Shaw, T. (1978). The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns.
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