Did you know that Yoruba Queen,Ā Oni Oluwo decorated her streets with American plantsĀ ?Ā
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Oni Oluwo was so upset when her regalia was splashed with mud that she ordered every road to be paved.Ā
Paved roads thereafter became a common feature in Yorubaland and other empires within West Africa. Dr Frobenius theorised a connection between Yoruba and Mayan civilisations. The pavements of Ife Ife were decorated by rolling corn, which is an American plant, over the surface of potsherds before firing them. Contact between the West Africans and the Americans must have been pre 1100AD.Ā
This is around 400 years prior to European exploration.
Some evidence points the Yoruba having links to ancient Egyptian practices. By 1300AD, huge Yoruba cities were surrounded by farmland. They cultivated Maize, which is once again an American plant by origin. They traded via caravan routes.Ā
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