Hello and welcome to the Benin civilization. My name is Ibie ... And all this? It will be history. A young boy, Ibi, tells us how they are made using the 'lost wax' process, and why bronze ...

When looking at forgotten civilizations that shaped history, we have to use the clues we have, and these ten left a few hints ...

This brass figure is believed to be Prince Oranmiyan. Edo legend says that no one in Benin had ever seen a horse before Oranmiyan arrived! In the 1100s the Ogisos lost control of their kingdom.

a territory that includes modern-day Benin and Togo and part of modern-day Nigeria, said Ana Lucia Araujo, a professor of history at Howard University who has spent years researching Benin’s role.