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41. Profile mapping at Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa, 2000
- Description:
- Banda Research Project team members prepare to profile the north wall of unit 55W 69N at Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa. Osei Kofi (blue shirt) prepares to take measurements from a level string anchored by chaining pins. Alex Caton (wearing a hat) prepares to draw the profile. Wooden pegs mark the corners of the 1 x 2 m unit. Mound 102 is a large deep midden mound which covers approximately 1600 m2 and rises several meters above the surrounding ground surface. A single 1 x 2 m unit was excavated to the base of level 13, after which a 1 x 1 m unit was excavated to almost 4 m, removing roughly 5 m3 of soil. Kuulo Kataa, 8 July, 2000.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17582;https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17583
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 102, Unit 55W 69N
- Date:
- 2000-07-08
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Profile mapping; Stratigraphy
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 29
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2000-07-08
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Kuulo Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
42. Excavations at Mound 130, Kuulo Kataa, 2000
- Description:
- In-progress excavations at Mound 130, Kuulo Kataa. A notched tree trunk provides a ladder into the deep units. The south walls of units 93 & 95 E, 110N are visible (center photo), showing the mound's layered deposits. In unit 95E 106 N (photo right), Emmanuel Duku (left), Wazi Apoh (center) and Leith Smith (right) record soil colors using a Munsell Soil Color Chart. Top left, two team members work by a screen used to sieve excavated soil, piles of which are visible in the background. Mound 130 covers an area of approximately 1100 m2 and rises to roughly a meter above the surrounding ground surface. Excavation here revealed thick layers of ashy midden deposits inter-stratified with walls and floors of houses. Kuulo Kataa, 2000.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130
- Date:
- 2000
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Stratigraphy
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 13
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2000
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Kuulo Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
43. Profile mapping at Mound 129, Kuulo Kataa, 2000
- Description:
- Banda Research Project team members Courtney Amos (left), Leith Smith (center) and Emmanuel Duku (right) document the stratigraphy and soil characteristics of the west wall of unit 68E 4N at Mound 129, Kuulo Kataa. Duku measures the boundaries of stratigraphic layers using a metal tape measure and a level string anchored midway down the profile wall. Amos uses graph paper to create a profile map, marking the locations of points measured by Duku. Smith uses a Munsell Soil Color Chart book to record the color of soils from top to bottom along the profile wall. Kuulo Kataa, 2000.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17581
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 129, Unit 68E 4N
- Date:
- 2000-06
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Profile mapping; Stratigraphy
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 33
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2000-06
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Kuulo Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
44. Screening excavated soil, Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa,2000
- Description:
- Two Banda Research Project team members screen excavated soil at Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa. The men work on the edge of a cleared area several meters away from excavation unit 55W 69N. Thick vegetation covers the mound behind them. A headpan of excavated soil sits in front, awaiting screening. After sieving the soil, the men carefully pick and bag artifacts (fragments of pottery, metals, beads, animal bone) left in the screen. Studying these artifacts and the contexts from which they were recovered (their provenience) helps archaeologists to learn about the daily lives of past people. Kuulo Kataa, 2000.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Date:
- 2000
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Screening; Sieving
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 37
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2000
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Kuulo Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
45. East wall, unit 130W 26S, Mound 138, Kuulo Kataa, 1995
- Description:
- A burned basin-like feature is visible in profile in the east wall of excavation unit 130W 26S, Mound 138, Kuulo Kataa. Based on the presence of slag and other burned features in adjacent units, the mound is interpreted as a place where the site's occupants were working metals. A photo scale with 5 cm intervals points north. Kuulo Kataa, 14 July, 1995.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17574; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17576
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 138, Unit 130W 26S, East Wall
- Date:
- 1995-07-14
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (archaeology); Metalworking
- Identifier:
- 3
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Andrew Black
- Date searchable:
- 1995-07-14
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Kuulo Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
46. Burned feature, unit 128W 26S, Mound 138, Kuulo Kataa, 1995
- Description:
- A burned, irregularly shaped basin-like feature exposed in level 3 of unit 128W 26S, Mound 138, Kuulo Kataa. The presence of slag and burned features like this one suggest that Mound 138 was a place where the site's occupants worked metals. Kuulo Kataa, 15 July, 1995.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17575; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17574
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 138, Unit 128W 26S, Level 3
- Date:
- 1995-07-15
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (archaeology); Metalworking
- Identifier:
- 26
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Andrew Black
- Date searchable:
- 1995-07-15
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Kuulo Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
47. West wall, unit 55W 59N, Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa, 2000
- Description:
- West wall of excavation unit 55W 69N in Mound 102 at Kuulo Kataa. Topmost levels are characterized by dark soil that fades to brown below the area where rootlets are visible. A distinct boundary separates these brown soils from the gray ashy levels below. Mound 102 is a large deep midden mound which covers approximately 1600 m2 and rises several meters above the surrounding ground surface. A single 1 x 2 m unit was excavated to the base of level 13, after which a 1 x 1 m unit was excavated to almost 4 m, removing roughly 5 m3 of soil. Three radiocarbon samples from lower levels of the mound (3-3.5 m below the ground surface; not visible in this photo) had calibrated age ranges of c. 1400-1530 CE. Kuulo Kataa, 8 July, 2000.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17582; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17579
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 102, Unit 55W 69N
- Date:
- 2000-07-08
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Stratigraphy
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 18
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Alex Caton
- Date searchable:
- 2000-07-08
- Date searchable:
- 2000
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Kuulo Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
48. Exposed pot rims, 0W 0S Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1994
- Description:
- Eight jar rims have been exposed in situ at the base of level 7, unit 0W 0S, Mound 5, Makala Kataa Station 6. The jar rims are broken off below the neck of the pot and appear to have been placed around a room where they were used as pot stands. In a raised area (bottom center), not excavated to the same depth as surrounding soil, a concentration of reddish soil and gravel marks the traces of a house wall. Archaeologists interpret unit 0W 0S as a part of a kitchen area where foodstuffs were likely stored. The pots and their contents have been removed, with only the pot stands remaining. In the background sits a headpan filled with soil from cleaning the 2 x 2 m unit prior to photoing. A scale arrow with 10 cm intervals points north. View to the west. Makala Kataa, 19 July, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17585
- Provenance:
- Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, Unit 0W 0S, Level 7
- Date:
- 1994-07-19
- Location(s) Facet:
- Makala Kataa
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994-07-19
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Makala Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957
49. Excavating at Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1994
- Description:
- Banda Research Project team members Obimpeh Blopor (left) and Timothy Fordjour (right) carefully remove dry, compact soil from around a series of pot rims that are appearing in the base of level 6 in unit 0W 0S, Mound 5 at Makala Kataa Station 6. Obimpeh uses a cutlass and Fordjour a short handled hoe to loosen the dry soil. Another team member scoops the excavated soil into a headpan using a short handled hoe. A string with line level lies next to the iron rod that marks the unit datum. A trowel and tape measure rest nearby. Makala Kataa, Station 6, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17586
- Provenance:
- Makala Kataa, Mound 5, Station 6, Unit 0W 0S
- Date:
- 1994-07-19
- Location(s) Facet:
- Makala Kataa
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994-07-19
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Makala Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957
50. Measuring unit depth using a datum string, Makala Kataa, Station 6, 1994
- Description:
- Banda Research Project team members use a datum string, pulled tight and leveled with a bubble level, to measure the depth below datum of the excavation unit's surface. Yaw Francis (right) holds the string level as Yaw Frimpong (left) measures the depth close to the bubble level. By taking periodic measurements as they dig across the unit, they ensure that the surface of each completed level is even. A head pan and short handled hoe sit next to excavated dirt in the unit. Maria Dores Cruz (far left) and other team members work on an adjacent excavation unit on Mound 6, Station 6. Makala Kataa, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Provenance:
- Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 6
- Date:
- 1994
- Location(s) Facet:
- Makala Kataa
- Subjects:
- Datum; Measurement
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 25
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Makala Kataa;
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-08
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957