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- ↑ Tubi, Paul-Kolade (2020). "Archeological- Anthropological Study of Late Stone Age Site in Ogidi-Ijumu in Northeast Yoruba Land" (PDF). Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development. 3 (4).
- ↑ Allsworth-Jones, P. (1996). "Continuity and Change in Yoruba Pottery". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 59 (2): 312–322. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00031591. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 619714.