Nok
/nɒk/noun
usu. as modifier
- Archaeology an ancient civilization of northern Nigeria, dated to the 5th-3rd centuries BC. It is characterized by the production of distinctive terracotta figurines and is significant for its development of iron-working.【考古】诺克文化（公元前5-3世纪尼日利亚北部的古代文明, 其特征是生产独具特色的陶制雕像, 其炼铁业的发展也颇有影响）。
词源
from the name of the site where remains of this culture were found.