The Benin Empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed states in west Africa, dating back to the 11th century. The walls of Benin City and its surrounding kingdom were a man-made marvel ...

On a blue and yellow background, the graffiti artist retouches a spray-painted image of the half-man, half-shark statue of King Behanzin, one of the stolen treasures returned to Benin by France ...

Researchers examining the wall of a ceremonial tomb in Benin found proteins that could have come only from human blood. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Construction started on the Walls of Benin in 800 AD, now situated in modern day Benin City, capital of Edo State, and continued into the mid-1400s.

All these were done by the Edo people of the Benin city Empire. The wall, for 400 years, served the Edo people, protecting the people, their traditions, and the historical Benin City in general.

By the late 19th century, the walls of Benin’s royal palace glittered with a mesmerising array of metalwork. And then the British arrived.

Benin City itself is crying out for archaeological investigation, and for the restoration of the historic city’s ambitious network of walls and moats, now sadly tumbled and garbage-strewn.