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1. Archaeological excavations in progress, Makala Kataa, 1994

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Archaeological excavations focused on a collapsed house mound are in progress at Makala Kataa "Station 10." Archaeologists have left "balk" walls between 2 x 2 meter units as a way to study the mound's stratigraphy. Headpans for carrying excavated soil to nearby screens for sieving sit beside the excavation units. Scattered around the sides of the units are short-handled hoes which the excavation team uses to carefully scrape the soil as they dig. Graduate students Maria Dores Cruz and Leith Smith direct the excavation team while Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III (Nana Millah), visiting the site from Ahenkro, stands to the right in black cloth. Makala Kataa, July 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Makala
Subjects:
Nana Millah; Makala Kataa; Tolee Kofi Dwuru III
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994-07
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala;8.142573, -2.381145
Date Digitized:
2019-05-02
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142573, -2.381145

2. Archaeological team members, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
Members of the 1994 archaeological excavation team at Makala Kataa. Team members included a National Service and a staff member from the Ghana National Museum, American graduate students and Banda men from Ahenkro and Makala. Back row (L-R): Kwame Bio, Samuel Babatu, __, Kwame Anane, Donkor Johnson, Timothy Fordjour, Daniel Mensah, __, Yaw Francis, __, __, Kwadwo Manu. Middle row (L-R): __, Kwame Abrifa, Kwasi Peter, Amos Bediako, Kwabena Mensah, Kofi "Photo" Manu, Yaw Frimpong, Alex Ababio. Front row (L-R): Caesar Apentiik, Ann Stahl, Maria Dores Cruz, Obour Bartholomew, Kwasi Ali, Obimpeh Blorpor, Leith Smith, Victor Mattey, Osei Kofi, Brian Thomas. Also pictured are Frank Osei Kofi, Seth Tahara, Kwame Menka, Kwame Okyei, and Thomas Bio. Makala Kataa, July, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Makala
Subjects:
Makala Kataa; Team photo
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994-07
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala;8.142573, -2.381145
Date Digitized:
2019-05-02
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142573, -2.381145

3. Banda Research Project team at work, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:
Banda Research Project excavation team members at work on Mound 118 at Kuulo Kataa. Wooden stakes mark the corners of 2x2 meter excavation units, several of which are in progress. North American students Leith Smith (white hat and shirt) and Alex Caton (far right) are pictured along with men from Dompofie and Ahenkro. View looking northward. Kuulo Kataa, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dompofie
Subjects:
Kuulo Kataa; Banda Research Project
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Dompofie;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-05-02
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

4. 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
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

5. 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
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

6. 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
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

7. 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
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

8. 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
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

9. Base of level 21, unit 68E 4N, Mound 129, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:
Base of excavation level 21, unit 68E 4N, Mound 129 at Kuulo Kataa. Visible in the walls of the 1 x 2 m unit are its distinct soil layers. Dark upper levels contained many rootlets. These soils transition to a lighter brown zone below, which in turn shows a distinct boundary with ash-filled gray levels beneath. Three radiocarbon dates associated with the gray ashy levels fall in the calibrated age range from c. 1400 to 1530 CE. Equally distinct is the boundary below the ashy layers, where lighter brown soils of lower levels can be seen in plan view at the base of the unit. Several features are visible against these lighter-colored soils. Center photo is an irregularly shaped patch of laterite which archaeologists interpreted as a remnant floor. At upper and lower right, concentrations of charcoal stand out against surrounding light soil. Mound 129 covers roughly 750 m2 and rises roughly 2 meters above the surrounding ground surface. Its stratigraphy suggests a complex history of formation through both primary occupation (living surfaces) and refuse dumping (midden deposits). Kuulo Kataa, 17 June, 2000.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17580
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 129, Unit 68E 4N
Date:
2000-06-17
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:
Stratigraphy; Floors
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:
19
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:
2000-06-17
Date searchable:
2000
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

10. Profile mapping, unit 55N 59 W, Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:
Banda Research Project team member Enoch Mensah stands on a ladder in unit 55W 69N, Mound 102 at Kuulo Kataa. A tape measure and a level line have been set up on the north wall of the unit in preparation for drawing a profile map. 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) had calibrated age ranges of c. 1400-1530 CE. Kuulo Kataa, 2000. Kuulo Kataa, 2000.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17579;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:
30
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2000-07-08
Date searchable:
2000
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222