Banda Through Time

Banda Through Time is a collection of digital resources generated through the activities of the Banda Research Project, which focused archaeological investigations on the Banda area, Bono (formerly Brong-Ahafo) Region, Ghana from 1982 through 2011. The collection includes: project funding proposals; interim and final funding agency reports; field notes, maps and drawings from field seasons focused on surface survey (1982) and excavations at the sites of Makala Kataa (1989, 1990, 1994), Kuulo Kataa (1995, 2000), a Regional Testing project (2001), and excavations at Ngre Kataa (2008, 2009). Resources are organized into "child collections" (listed to the right) to facilitate access.

Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Village

Other Keywords
Village

Culture Keywords
Historic • Iron Age • West African

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Evaluation / Testing • Ethnohistoric Research

Material Types
Ceramic • Dating Sample • Fauna • Glass • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Metal • Shell

Temporal Keywords
Makala phase • Kuulo phase • Ngre phase • Early Atlantic phase • Volta phase

Geographic Keywords
Africa (Continent) • Republic of Ghana (Country) • Brong-Ahafo (State / Territory) • Bono Region • Banda area

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  • Banda (Ghana) Research Project
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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...