ABSTRACT
For a place to be considered a cultural landscape, it must represent the intimate relationship between humanity and the natural environment. They are a testament to the creativity of people, the development of society and the spiritual longevity of humankind. The Surame Cultural Landscape is exactly that. Located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria in Sokoto State, it is one out of two cultural landscapes in the country – the other being the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, located on the outskirts of Osogbo city. On the archaeological innovation of the Surame landscape, it is reported that on his travels around Kabawa City in the 19th century, reported that he had “never seen this type of city wall in any part of this area, except that of Ngazargamu of the Kanem Bornu Empire”.
