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Banda (Ghana) Research Project
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The Banda Research Project encompassed archaeological investigations in the Banda area, Bono Region, Ghana from 1982 through 2011. Investigations focused on sites dating to the last two millennia, with a particular focus on how life in the region was shaped by wider inter-regional and inter-continental networks. The project originated in Ann B. Stahl's PhD research (University of California, Berkeley), followed by multiple seasons of survey, site testing and wider excavations at sites dating to...


Banda 13, 2009 Field Notes (2009)
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Field notes from the 2009 Banda Research Project field season at site Banda 13, Banda area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, consisting of small-scale excavations in two mounds (mounds 1 and 3) Typed transcriptions of field notes are accompanied by traced plan and profile maps. Handwritten notes on original field maps have been transcribed as comments to facilitate their use.


Banda Research Project, 1982-2011: Background to the Project (2021)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

This document describes the archaeological activities of the Banda Research Project, which from 1982-2011 investigated sites dating to the last two millennia in the Banda area, Bono Region, Ghana. It summarizes the project’s history and describes general excavation strategies and lab procedures as context for using the excavation field notes and other materials curated in The Digital Archaeological Record’s (tDAR) “Banda Through Time” Collection...


Bui Kataa, 2008 Field Notes (2008)
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Field notes from the 2008 Banda Research Project test excavations at Bui Kataa, Banda area, Bono Region (formerly Brong-Ahafo Region), Ghana. 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.


Final Report on National Science Foundation Grant BCS-0751350, "Genealogies of Practice & Global Entanglements in Banda, Ghana, AD 1000-1900." (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

A final project report on 2008-2009 investigations at Ngre Kataa, Bui Kataa and Banda 13 in the Banda area, Ghana. The report was submitted to the National Science Foundation (Grant SBR 9410726) and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.


Final Report on National Science Foundation Grant SBR 9410726, "The Political Economy of Banda, Ghana, 1700-1925." (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

A final project report on 1994 investigations at Makala Kataa, 1995 excavations at Kuulo Kataa, and ethnographic study of contemporary potting in the Banda area, Ghana. The report was submitted to the National Science Foundation (Grant SBR 9410726) and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.


Final Report on National Science Foundation Grant SBR-9911690, "A Regional Perspective on the Archaeology of Global Encounters, Banda, Ghana, AD 1300-1825." (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

A final project report on investigations at Kuulo Kataa in the year 2000 and a program of regional site testing in the Banda area, Ghana. The report was submitted to the National Science Foundation (Grant SBR 9911690) and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.


Funding proposal, National Geographic Society, "The Protohistoric Archaeology of Makala Kataa, Banda, Ghana." (1989)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

A funded proposal submitted to the National Geographic Society Grant (Grant 4313-90) that supported 1990 investigations at Makala Kataa, an 18th-19th century village from which residents moved when British colonial officials implemented a village relocation scheme early in the 20th century.


Funding proposal, National Science Foundation, "A Regional Perspective on the Archaeology of Global Encounters, Banda, Ghana, AD 1300-1825." (1999)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

A funded proposal submitted to the US National Science Foundation (SBR-9911690) that supported 1) investigations during 2000 at Kuulo Kataa, a site occupied in the 14th to 17th centuries and involved in both Saharan and (after the 15th century) Atlantic trade network; and 2) regional testing of sites across the Banda area, Ghana.


Funding Proposal, National Science Foundation, "Genealogies of Practice & Global Entanglements in Banda, Ghana, AD 1000-1900." (2007)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

A funded proposal submitted to the US National Science Foundation (BCS-0751350) that supported 1) excavations at Ngre Kataa in 2008 and 2009; and 2) smaller-scale excavations at Bui Kataa (2008) and Banda 13 (2009) in the Banda area, Ghana.


Funding proposal, National Science Foundation, "The Political Economy of Banda, Ghana, 1700-1925 (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

A funded proposal submitted to the US National Science Foundation (SBR-9410726) that supported 1) 1994 investigations at Makala Kataa, an 18th-19th century village from which residents moved when British colonial officials implemented a village relocation scheme early in the 20th century; 2) contemporary potting practices in Banda area villages; and 3) excavations at Kuulo Kataa, a site occupied in the 14th to 17th centuries.


Interim Report on National Science Foundation Grant BCS-0751350, "Genealogies of Practice & Global Entanglements in Banda, Ghana, AD 1000-1900." (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

An interim project report on 2008 investigations at Ngre Kataa and smaller-scale testing at Bui Kataa (Banda area, Ghana). The report was submitted to the US National Science Foundation and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.


Interim Report on National Science Foundation Grant BCS-0751350, “Genealogies of Practice & Global Entanglements in Banda, Ghana, AD 1000-1900" (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

An interim project report on 2008-2009 investigations at Ngre Kataa and smaller-scale testing at Bui Kataa and Banda 13 (Banda area, Ghana). The report was submitted to the US National Science Foundation and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.


Interim Report on National Science Foundation Grant SBR 9410726, "The Political Economy of Banda, Ghana, 1700-1925." (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

An interim project report on 1994 investigations at Makala Kataa (Banda area, Ghana) and 1995 excavations at Kuulo Kataa. The report was submitted to the US National Science Foundation and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.


Kuulo Kataa, 1995 Field Notes (1995)
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Field notes from the 1995 Banda Research Project excavation season at Kuulo Kataa, Banda area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana. Typed transcriptions of field notes are accompanied by traced plan and profile maps. Handwritten notes on original field maps have been transcribed as comments to facilitate their use.


Kuulo Kataa, 2000 Field Notes (2000)
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Field notes from the 2000 Banda Research Project excavation season at Kuulo Kataa, Banda area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana. Typed transcriptions of field notes are accompanied by traced plan and profile maps. Handwritten notes on original field maps have been transcribed as comments to facilitate their use.


Makala Kataa 1989 & 1990 Field Notes (1990)
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Field notes from the 1989 and 1990 Banda Research Project field seasons at Makala Kataa, Banda area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, documenting excavations at Stations 6 (1989, 1990), 9 (1990) and 10 (1990). 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.


Makala Kataa, 1994 Field Notes (1994)
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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.


Ngre Kataa, 2008 Field Notes (2008)
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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)
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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)
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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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann B. Stahl.

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.