Brong-Ahafo (State / Territory) (Geographic Keyword)
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Field notes from the 1994 Banda Research Project field season at Makala Kataa, Banda area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, documenting excavations at Stations 6 (Early Makala) and 10 (Late Makala). Typed transcriptions of field notes are accompanied by traced plan and profile maps. Handwritten annotations on Ann Stahl's copy of the notes are transcribed as comments.
Making Digital Copies of Photographic Prints (2018)
This handout, "Making Digital Copies of Photographic Prints," is a part of the Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past (IAfF) Digital Resource Guides. This guide walks you through the process of digitizing photographic prints from properly setting the scanner to creating archival and access copies. Best practices for file naming conventions and batch processing are also discussed.
Ngre Kataa, 2008 Field Notes (2008)
Field notes from the 2008 Banda Research Project field season at Ngre Kataa, Banda area, Bono Region (formerly Brong-Ahafo Region), Ghana, consisting of test excavations focused on a series of mounds (mounds 3, 6, 7, 8 and 14).Typed transcriptions of field notes are accompanied by traced plan and profile maps. Handwritten notes on scans of Ann Stahl's printed field notes and original field maps have been transcribed as comments to facilitate their use.
Ngre Kataa, 2009 Field Notes (2009)
Field notes from the 2009 Banda Research Project field season at Ngre Kataa, Banda area, Bono Region (formerly Brong-Ahafo Region), Ghana, consisting of excavations focused on two mounds: 6, a metallurgical workshop; and 7, a house mound.Typed transcriptions of field notes are accompanied by traced plan and profile maps. Handwritten notes on scans of Ann Stahl's printed field notes and original field maps have been transcribed as comments to facilitate their use.
Regional Testing, 2000-2001 Field Notes (2002)
Field notes from the 2000-2001 Banda Research Project Regional Testing of archaeological sites, Banda area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana. The volume includes notes on field investigations at 22 sites directed by Leith Smith and observations on excavated ceramic assemblages by Ann Stahl. Typed transcriptions of field notes are accompanied by tracings of original plan and profile maps. Handwritten notes on this digitized version of Ann Stahl's copy of the Regional Testing notes are transcribed as...
Report of Investigations at Makala Kataa, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana (1992)
A final project report on 1989 and 1990 investigations at Makala Kataa (Banda area, Ghana). The report was submitted to the Wenner Gren Foundation (source of 1989 funds, Gr #5133) and the National Geographic Society (source of 1990 funds, Grant 4313-90), and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.
Sample Dublin Core Cataloguing Guidelines (2018)
This handout, "Sample Dublin Core Cataloguing Guidelines," is a part of the Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past (IAfF) Digital Resource Guides. A sample list of Dublin Core metadata categories and associated definitions and examples are outlined in this guide.
Scanning from Slides and Film (2018)
This handout, "Scanning from Slides and Film," is a part of the Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past (IAfF) Digital Resource Guides. The digitization process for both film and slides are described along with the pros and cons of scanning these media compared to photographic prints.
Scanning to a Text File (2018)
This handout, "Scanning to a Text File," is a part of the Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past (IAfF) Digital Resource Guides. Although PDF is a convenient format for reading and sharing textual documents online, there are times when it is most useful to create a fully editable transcription of a document. This guide walks you through the steps on creating a Word document from a paper report. Anytime that you have a paper copy of a document, and you would like to have a digital,...
Scanning Unbound Documents (2018)
This handout, "Scanning Unbound Documents," is a part of the Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past (IAfF) Digital Resource Guides. Although it is possible to scan printed documents on a photo scanner, it is more convenient to purchase a document scanner if you are going to do a lot of this kind of material. A document scanner is optimized for scanning documents quickly, and it comes with optical character recognition software that can turn an image into editable text. This guide...
Shai pots: the pottery industry of the Shai people of Southern Ghana (1968)
This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the EXARC Bibliography, originally compiled by Roeland Paardekooper, and updated. Most of these records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us using the...
Tips for Producing Good Quality Video (2018)
This handout, "Tips for Producing Good Quality Video," is a part of the Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past (IAfF) Digital Resource Guides. Best practices when producing video including camera orientation, lighting, and transferring files from camera to computer are discussed in this guide.
Using Adobe Premiere Elements to Edit Video (2018)
This handout, "Using Adobe Premiere Elements to Edit Video," is a part of the Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past (IAfF) Digital Resource Guides. It is a step by step introductory guide in using Adobe Premiere Elements to edit videos.
Zur Technik des Goldgusses der Ashanti (Ghana) (1981)
This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the EXARC Bibliography, originally compiled by Roeland Paardekooper, and updated. Most of these records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us using the...