LORQAI / TOPIC COLLECTION
Explore West African places, traditions and archaeological discoveries through reported stories that distinguish documented records from local accounts.
7 published materials
An empty village, a cooking pot and one strangely persistent goat: Araromi-Oke's disappearance is a famous story without a verified historical record. An investigation follows…
A tiny lake high above Ado-Awaye is called bottomless. Its depth remains unverified in accessible records, yet it has a Ramsar designation and a landscape of legends. Here is…
A Friday display of silver plates, a strict rule about buckets, a rain-calling frog and a passage to River Wudil: the stories surrounding Soli Well are unusual. Its local history…
In two Ghanaian villages, sacred monkeys receive funerals and graves. Behind the unusual cemetery lies a system of religious obligation, community rules and wildlife protection.
A village was said to have seen a glowing city with roads, buildings and the sound of machinery. The Dulali story is extraordinary. Its evidence trail is more complicated.
Road builders are said to have moved Larabanga's sacred stone three times, only to find it back in place each morning. The famous detour is part of local tradition—but published…
A water cistern uncovered extraordinary ancient metalwork in 1938. Follow the Igbo-Ukwu bronzes from their discovery to museum collections and a new effort to reconnect their…