Igbo-Ukwu (English: Great Igbo) is a town in the Nigerian state of Anambra in the south-central part of the country.

[4][5] It was the center of an extensive trade system linking the town with Gao on the Niger bend and, through there, to Egypt and North Africa.

Artifacts have included jewelry, ceramics, a corpse adorned in what appears to be regalia, and many assorted bronze, copper, and iron objects.

Radiocarbon dating placed the sites to 850 AD,[4] which would make the Igbo-Ukwu culture the earliest-known example of bronze casting in the region.

[8] The difference in temperature in Igbo-Ukwu is so little throughout the year that talking about hot and cold seasons isn't really helpful.