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1. Excavations at Mound 2, Station 10, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
View of excavation units at Mound 2, Station 10, Makala Kataa. Wooden stakes mark grid points at 2 m intervals and string is used to mark the boundaries of 2 x 2 m excavation units. A deep pit in the corner of Unit 82W 14S (bottom, left) has been excavated and is set up for being photographed with a scale and photo board. Several Banda Research Project team members work as children look on. View to the south. Makala Kataa, July, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 10, Mound 2
Date:
1994-07
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:
8
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994-07
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
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Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

2. Profile mapping, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:
Banda Research Project team members draw a profile map of walls in completed excavation units, Mound 5, Station 6. Enoch Mensah (kneeling) records measurements as Yaw Frimpong (standing) holds a tape measure. Makala Kataa, 1989. Wooden stakes marking 2 m grid intervals are visible across the mound surface. Makala Kataa, 1989.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5
Date:
1989
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Profile mapping
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

3. Base of Level 7, unit 4W 4S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:
Base of level 7, unit 4W 4S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa. An area of burned soil (left), several flat grinding stones (center) and an everted rim jar are exposed at the base of the level. The unit wall shows the transition from dark soils close to the mound's surface and the lighter soils in its lower levels. Makala Kataa, 6 July, 1989.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17570
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, Unit 4W 4S, Level 7
Date:
1989-07-06
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1989-07-06
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
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Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

4. West wall, unit 4W 4S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:
West wall of excavation unit 4W 4S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa. Rootlets can be seen in the dark soils of upper levels. Midway down the profile are concentrations of burned sediment, remains of pots and other artifacts. Some of these rest on compacted "floor" deposits--orange-brown in color. The rounded body of a large storage jar is visible in the south wall (left). Together these reflect a living surface that appears to have been left at short notice (in light of the number of intact pots and other things left behind). The upper levels formed on top of this living surface as rain and wind moved soil across the site. Below the "floor" level, the soils are lighter brown and yielded few artifacts. Makala Kataa, 12 July, 1989.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17569
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, 4W 4S
Date:
1989-07-12
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1989-07-12
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

5. Wall stubs at Station 10, Makala Kataa, 1990

Description:
The standing wall stubs of a small structure are surrounded by trees at Makala Kataa. Its walls were built using an atakpame technique. The grass cover has been cleared by archaeologists in preparation for site mapping. Far right, Banda Research Project team members work on nearby Station 10 excavation units. According to oral histories, people moved from this area of Makala Kataa to establish a new village in a place immediately east of the old settlement. This move happened at a time when British colonial officials were implementing "village planning" schemes in the early decades of the 20th century. Makala Kataa, 1990.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 10
Date:
1990
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Atakpame
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Building, Clay
Identifier:
36
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1990
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

6. Clearing vegetation from Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:
Banda Research Project team members use cutlasses to clear the grass around Makala Kataa, 1989. Small trees cover much of the site surface. Baobab trees also grow on the site, one of which is visible in the background (right). Makala Kataa, 1989.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6
Date:
1989
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1989
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

7. Screening soil, Makala Kataa, Station 6, 1989

Description:
Wooden grid pegs mark the edges of a 2 x 2 m excavation unit (foreground) as two Banda Research Project team members screen soil (right) at Station 6. Osei Kofi carries an empty head pan (left). 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. Makala Kataa, 1989.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6
Date:
1989
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Screening; Sieving
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1989
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

8. Mound 1 Trench, Station 10, Makala Kataa, 1990

Description:
A narrow excavation trench cuts across several low mounds at Makala Kataa, Station 10. A low wall stub is visible to the left of the trench in the foreground. Trees dot the site, and low piles of screened excavated soil from the trench are visible in the background. According to oral histories, people moved from this area of Makala Kataa early in the 20th century when British colonial officials implemented a "village planning" scheme. People built new houses east of the old settlement and in time the old houses collapsed and formed low mounds. Makala Kataa, 1990.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17561; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17563
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 10, Mound 1
Date:
1990
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Building, Clay
Creator:
Andrew Black
Date searchable:
1990
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Andrew Black
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Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

9. Excavating pottery jars at Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
Banda Research Project archaeologists unearth two everted-rim jars in level 8 of Unit 4E0S at Station 6. L-R: Obour Bartholomew; Caesar Apentiik, ___. Makala Kataa, 16 July, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17559
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 6, 4E 0S, Level 8
Date:
1994-07-16
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery
Identifier:
8
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994-07-16
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.163438, -2.356776
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
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Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163438, -2.356776

10. Pottery jars in situ, unit 4E 0S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
Two everted-rim jars partially exposed in level 8 of Unit 4E 0S, Mound 5 at Station 6. View looking east. Photo scale in 10 cm increments. Makala Kataa, 16 July, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17558
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 6, 4E 0S, Level 8
Date:
1994-07-16
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery
Identifier:
11
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Caesar Apentiik
Date searchable:
1994-07-16
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.163438, -2.356776
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163438, -2.356776

11. Excavations in progress, Mound 6, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
Banda Research Project team members excavate units at Mound 6, Station 6, Makala Kataa. Alex Ababio (standing left, in hat) watches as Kwasi Peter digs with a short handled hoe, placing excavated dirt into headpans. Leith Smith (center) and Yaw Francis (right) look on. In the background (right) other team members screen soil. Wooden stakes mark 2 m interval grid points with excavation units marked off by string. A large baobab, one of several on the site, is visible in the background (right). Makala Kataa, June 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 6
Date:
1994-06
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:
27
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994-06
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-06
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

12. 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
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

13. 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
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

14. Laying out an excavation unit, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
In preparation for beginning excavation of a new 2 x 2 m unit, Banda Research Project team members Leith Smith (right) and Victor Mattey (left) extend grid points on Mound 6, Station 6, Makala Kataa. Smith uses a rock to pound in a grid peg at a point established using tape measures extended from previously placed grid pegs. The accuracy of the peg's location in this 2 m interval grid is checked according to horizontal (2 m) and diagonal (5.66 m) measurements from the other unit pegs. Low piles of sieved dirt from ongoing excavations are visible in the background. Makala Kataa, Station 6, 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:
Grid
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

15. 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
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

16. Large pottery bowl, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:
Photo of a large pottery bowl. The rim is angled inward, creating a carination where the bowl's rim and body meet. Above the carination and around the rim's circumference, the exterior surface is decorated with shallow parallel grooves. The bowl's upper body is decorated with several clusters of triangular impressions which are bounded by angled pairs of grooved lines. The interior and exterior surfaces of the bowl are burnished, giving the bowl a slight sheen. A small pedestal stabilizes the bowl at its base. The bowl is consistent in shape and size with serving/eating bowls from which several individuals (typically men) would eat. The bowl was found positioned upside-down amid a concentration of other whole and partial pottery vessels, grinding stones, charred seeds and wide-spread fire-hardened soil. The context is interpreted as a kitchen area destroyed by an incident of intense fire. Whole pot. Scale in cm. Site Makala Kataa. 4 July, 1989.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, 4W 4S, Level 7-8
Date:
1989-07-04
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Bowl
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
MK6 89-110, Pot 6
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1989
Date searchable:
1989-07-04
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724; -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724; -2.382957

17. Small pedestal-base pottery bowl, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:
Photo of a small pedestal-base pottery bowl. The rim of the bowl is broken away around the entire circumference of the bowl. The exterior surface is burnished and decorated with several triangular impressions (not visible on the surfaces in this photo). The bowl is consistent in shape and size with serving/eating bowls from which an individual (typically a woman) would eat. The bowl was found in association with several other pots and a laterite hearthstone in an area surrounded by oxidized fire-hardened sediment. The wider context of the excavation unit is interpreted as a kitchen area destroyed by an incident of intense fire. Scale in cm. Site Makala Kataa. 11 July, 1989.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, Unit 0W 4S, Level 5
Date:
1989-07-11
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Bowl
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
MK6 89-177, Pot 13
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1989
Date searchable:
1989-07-11
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724; -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724; -2.382957

18. Surveying level used to map sites, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
Members of the Banda Research Project, Maria Dores Cruz (left) and Osei Kofi (right) stand near a surveying level mounded on a tripod. The level was used to map the site's contours and establish grid lines to orient excavation units. A local-made short-handled hoe lies in front of the tripod, its wide flat blade standing upright. Bottom left are stacked headpans used to move soil between excavation units and screens. Station 6, Makala Kataa, June 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (archaeology)
Identifier:
9
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994-06
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2021-08-18
People Depicted:
Maria Dores Cruz; Osei Kofi
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957