Banda Research Project Field Notes

Part of: Banda Through Time

Transcribed field notes are augmented by tracings or scans of field maps and collated artifact and small find check lists in digital files that cover each Banda Research Project field season. The digital files are scans of Ann Stahl's analogue copy, which she annotated over the years with handwritten observations and corrections. Handwritten notes are transcribed as "comments" in these digital versions to aid readers' use.

Site Name Keywords
Kuulo Kataa • Ngre Kataa • Makala Kataa • Banda 13

Site Type Keywords
Village • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Culture Keywords
Historic • West African • Iron Age

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Evaluation / Testing • Ethnohistoric Research

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

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

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

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  • Documents (9)
  • Banda 13, 2009 Field Notes (2009)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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.

  • Bui Kataa, 2008 Field Notes (2008)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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.

  • Kuulo Kataa, 1995 Field Notes (1995)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Ann Stahl

    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...