Abiola Ibirogba, MSc

Abiola Ibirogba is a PhD student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science (DEES) at Columbia University. He received a BSc and an MSc in Archaeology from the University of Ibadan. Abiola’s current research examines population movements during the Atlantic era and its effects on human ecology in West Africa. He uses oral histories, GIS approaches, satellite-based remote sensing and archaeological methods to predict settlement distribution, coastal migration and resilience from the 18th century onwards. He is particularly interested in the events that shaped the formation of communities in the coastal plains of Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria, and their effects on paleoecological resources.. Abiola’s research seeks to establish a chronology for coastal communities in the Badagry region and how these human populations established a uniform craft system and exploited the resources on the West African Coast. To contact Abiola, email [email protected].