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About: Lejja

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Lejja is a community comprising 33 villages in Enugu State of South-Eastern Nigeria. It is populated by the Igbo people and located about 14 Kilometers from Nsukka. It is the location of a prehistoric archaeological site which contains iron smelting furnaces and slag dated to 2000 BC. The village square at Otobo ugwu which is likely the first village square in lejja contains over 800 blocks of slag with an average weight of between 34 and 57 kg. Geophysical investigations have Located buried iron slag in several other locations in the community.

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  • Lejja is a community comprising 33 villages in Enugu State of South-Eastern Nigeria. It is populated by the Igbo people and located about 14 Kilometers from Nsukka. It is the location of a prehistoric archaeological site which contains iron smelting furnaces and slag dated to 2000 BC. The village square at Otobo ugwu which is likely the first village square in lejja contains over 800 blocks of slag with an average weight of between 34 and 57 kg. Geophysical investigations have Located buried iron slag in several other locations in the community. (en)
  • Lejja é uma comunidade que compreende 33 aldeias no estado de Enugu no sudeste da Nigéria. É povoada pelos ibos e localizado aproximadamente 14 quilômetros do Nsukka. É a localização de um sítio arqueológico pré-histórico que contém fornos de fundição de ferro e escória datada de 2 000 a.C.. A praça da aldeia contém mais de 800 blocos de escória com um peso médio entre 34 e 57 kg. As investigações geofísicas localizaram enterradas escórias de ferro em vários outros locais da comunidade. (pt)
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  • Lejja is a community comprising 33 villages in Enugu State of South-Eastern Nigeria. It is populated by the Igbo people and located about 14 Kilometers from Nsukka. It is the location of a prehistoric archaeological site which contains iron smelting furnaces and slag dated to 2000 BC. The village square at Otobo ugwu which is likely the first village square in lejja contains over 800 blocks of slag with an average weight of between 34 and 57 kg. Geophysical investigations have Located buried iron slag in several other locations in the community. (en)
  • Lejja é uma comunidade que compreende 33 aldeias no estado de Enugu no sudeste da Nigéria. É povoada pelos ibos e localizado aproximadamente 14 quilômetros do Nsukka. É a localização de um sítio arqueológico pré-histórico que contém fornos de fundição de ferro e escória datada de 2 000 a.C.. A praça da aldeia contém mais de 800 blocos de escória com um peso médio entre 34 e 57 kg. As investigações geofísicas localizaram enterradas escórias de ferro em vários outros locais da comunidade. (pt)
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