On the bustling streets of Nigeria's Benin ... Palace more than 120 years ago. "It makes me upset because they came, they destroyed the palace, they made my great-grandfather run from the city ...

An artist's impression of the planned new museum in Benin City The British Museum has announced plans to help "investigate the history of the Kingdom of Benin", with a grand archaeology mission ...

In Benin City, craft workers were organised into groups ... I’m on my way to the Oba’s Palace. The Oba is our leader, but we hardly ever see him because he stays in there the whole time.

These are the earliest known sculptures on the continent, next to those of Ancient Egypt ... examples of Benin craftsmanship are the bronze plaques, which adorned the palace walls.