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1. Farm shelter near Ahenkro, 1982

Description:: Exterior view of a shelter constructed at farm with walls made from woven mats and a thatched roof supported by wooden poles around the shelter's perimeter. In the foreground, right, a cutlass (machete) rests on a sharpening stone. In the shade of the shelter's eave to the right of its roof-support pole are a small fired clay eating bowl, a clay cooking pot turned upside down resting on its rim, and a larger fired clay water storage pot. Farm shelters provide shade, refuge from rain and a place to rest and prepare food while families are at their farms, which may be located some distance from their homes. Farm near Ahenkro, September, 1982.
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Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17120 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17119
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Mats; Farm shelter; Cutlass; Sharpening stone
Subjects Facet:: Building; Baskets; Farming; Pottery
Identifier:: 35
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1982
Date searchable:: 1982-09
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-28
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

2. Water storage pots, Banda area, 1994

Description:: Several large clay pots used for water storage (chͻkoo in Nafaanra) sit in the interior courtyard of a house next to a black metal barrel, which is also used for water storage. The surface of the two larger clay jars has been textured with maize cob roulette (bledjukaan in Nafaanra ), and one is decorated with arching grooves. The smallest jar has red-painted vertical lines on its interior rim. The small round-based jar has been placed on an enameled-ware pot for support. The larger water jar behind it rests on the upturned base of an enameled-ware headpan, re-purposed after its base rusted and it could no longer be used to carry things. A clay grinding bowl is visible in the lower left corner of the picture. Banda area, 1994.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Water storage; Water pots (chokoo); Maize cob roulette; Decoration; Jars
Subjects Facet:: Pottery; Water
Identifier:: 9
Creator:: Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1994
Date searchable:: 1994
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

3. Members of Gbaŋmbԑ Katoo, Sanwa, 1986

Description:: Members of Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo demonstrate the use of a (partially constructed) balo or xylophone (sinyeele in Nafaanra). The instrument is played at special funerals, including those of the paramount chief. A calabash with a small hole lies beneath the instrument. Together with other calabashes of graded size (small to large), it serves as the instrument's resonating chamber when fully assembled. By striking the sinyeele's wooden keys with a mallet, a range of musical notes are produced by the differently sized calabashes. Nyua Kwadwo (male family head) holds the mallets he uses to play the sinyeele. On each wrist he wears an iron bangle or bracelet with metal jangles. To the left, a family member plays a drum made from a clay pot. Sanwa, 6 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17506 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16696
Location(s) Facet:: Sanwa
Subjects:: Family history; Gbaŋmbɛ [Gbangmbe] Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Music; Balo; Bangles; Funeral customs and rites; Oral history; Gourd, Calabash; Pottery; Xylophone
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sanwa;8.142199, -2.372039
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142199, -2.372039

4. Banda Heritage Community Event, 2011

Description:: Boase Chief Tolԑԑ Ligbi Wulotei (center) looks at pottery from Banda area archaeological sites while Banda Project team member Boye (far right) looks on. Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro, 15 July, 2011.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Banda Cultural Centre; Community engagement; Community event
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Heritage; Pottery
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2011
Date searchable:: 2011-07-15
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

5. 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.
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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
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Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

6. 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. Clustered and adjacent to the burned area at the base of level 7 are three pottery pedestal bases, broken away from their original pots. The presence of slag and other burned features in adjacent units suggest that Mound 138 was a place where the site's occupants worked 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/17-17575; 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; Pottery
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Andrew Black
Date searchable:: 1995-07-14
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
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Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

7. 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.
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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
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Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.163438, -2.356776

8. 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.
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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
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.163438, -2.356776

9. In situ grinding stones and pottery, unit 44N 4W, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Several grinding stones, a whole pot and a cluster of pottery sherds have been exposed in situ at the base of level 3, unit 44N 4W at Mound 6, Ngre Kataa. The large grinding stone in the foreground (grinding stone 1, NK-08-112) is oriented with its grinding surface facing down. Another smaller stone rests on a soil pedestal created as archaeologists excavated surrounding soil to a lower level. Upper right, a whole pottery jar (NK-08-176) sits next to a large grinding stone (grinding stone 3, NK-08-173) oriented with its grinding surface up. To the far left, above the photo scale in centimeters, archaeologists have exposed the edges of a pottery jar, broken in half and lying on its side. As excavations extended into the adjacent unit (42N 4W, to the left), this broken pot was found to be associated with two tuyere fragments. This cluster of grindstones, tuyeres and nearby burned features is interpreted as part of a larger metal-working workshop, the activities of which led to the build up of mound 6. The soil on the right side of the unit is darker because it is moister than that on the left. View to west. Site Ngre Kataa. 1 July, 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17601; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17598
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 4W, level 3
Date:: 2008-07-01
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone; Tuyere
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery; Metalworking
Identifier:: Catalog numbers NK-08-112, 08-176 and 08-173
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008-07-01
Date searchable:: 2008
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

10. Drawing a plan map, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Banda Research Project team members Amanda Logan (right) and Amy Groleau (left) draw a plan map of units 44N 4W and 44N 6W, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa. They map in situ artifacts and features, including several large grinding stones, a whole pot, pottery clusters and a tuyere fragment. Wooden stakes mark the corners of 2 x 2 meter excavation units. A photo scale place near a partially exposed everted rim jar in unit 44N 6W (NK-08-407) is in 5 centimeter increments. Ngre Kataa, 7 July, 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6
Date:: 2008-07-07
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Mapping; Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery; Metalworking
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008-07-07
Date searchable:: 2008
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

11. 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
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

12. In situ pottery and grinding stones, unit 42N 4W, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Excavations in unit 42N 4W have exposed clusters of pottery, grinding stones, tuyeres and an area of burned soil associated with metal working at Mound 6, Ngre Kataa. Foreground, left, a grinding stone (GS 08-10) rests with its working surface face down. It sits at a slightly higher level than a nearby (left) whole pottery jar (NK 08-406). To the right of these, a partial pot (NK 08-282) and a tuyere fragment (NK 08-284) are clustered together with two halves of a broken pottery jar, lying with its exterior surface facing down. To the south (behind), near the sign board and framed by photo scales, is a burned feature. Next to it sits a hand-held hammerstone (GS 08-11). Another partial pottery jar (NK 08-520) and a small flat grinding stone (GS 08-12) have been exposed to the left of the sign board at 77 cm below the unit's datum. The narrow dark bands visible in the soil are the traces of animal burrows. Photo scale adjacent to the sign board in centimeters. View looking south. Site Ngre Kataa. 7 July 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19136; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19177; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19132; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19135
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, unit 42N 4W
Date:: 2008-07-07
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone; Burned basin; Tuyere
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Handicrafts; Metalworking; Pottery
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008-07-07
Date searchable:: 2008
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

13. Red-painted pottery bowl interior, Banda 27, 2001

Description:: Photo of a pottery bowl rim and body, with profile depicted (left). The bowl's interior surface is decorated with lines of red paint applied in reticulate and pendant patterns. The rim of the bowl is slightly everted. A portion of the interior surface is blackened as an effect of firing. An INAA sample ("Banda 27-11") from this bowl was assigned to the "K2" group of ceramic fabrics. It was therefore likely made from clays mined east of the Banda hills. Rim diameter: 34 cm at exterior lip. Sherd represents an estimated 20% of the bowl's circumference. Scale in cm. Site Banda 27. 28 February, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17614
Provenance:: Banda 27, Mound 2, Unit 1, Level 14
Date:: 2001-02-28
Location(s) Facet:: Site Banda 27
Subjects:: Red paint; Bowl; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-130B; NA Banda 27-11
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-02-28
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Banda 27;8.191119, -2.16954
Date Digitized:: 2016
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Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.191119, -2.16954

14. Red-painted pottery bowl exterior, Banda 27, 2001

Description:: Photo of a pottery bowl rim and body, exterior surface, with profile depicted (left). The rim of the bowl is slightly everted. The bowl's exterior is decorated with several bands of red paint, one applied below the angle of the rim, one mid-way down the bowl body, and one toward the base. Blackened areas of the exterior are a result of firing. An INAA sample ("Banda 27-11") from this bowl was assigned to the "K2" group of ceramic fabrics. It was therefore likely made from clays mined east of the Banda hills. Rim diameter: 34 cm at exterior lip. Sherd represents an estimated 20% of the bowl's circumference. Scale in cm. Banda 27. 28 February, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17613
Provenance:: Banda 27, Mound 2, Unit 1, Level 14
Date:: 2001-02-28
Location(s) Facet:: Site Banda 27
Subjects:: Red paint; Bowl; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-130B, INAA Banda 27-11
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-02-28
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Banda 27;8.191119, -2.16954
Date Digitized:: 2016
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.191119, -2.16954

15. Carinated pottery bowl rim, Banda 27, 2001

Description:: Photo of a pottery bowl rim, exterior surface, with profile depicted (left). The bowl is decorated with several shallow horizontal grooves above its angular carination. A row of vertical impressions marks the carination, below which is a zone of angled "dentate" impressions, bounded by a shallow groove at its lower edge. Traces of red paint appear on the upper portions of the bowl. An INAA sample ("Banda 27-1") from this bowl was assigned to the "K2" group of ceramic fabrics. It was therefore likely made from clays mined east of the Banda hills. Rim diameter: 20 cm at the interior lip. Sherd represents an estimated 15% of the bowl's circumference. Scale in cm. Site Banda 27. 29 January, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Banda 27, Mound 1, Unit 1, Level 3
Date:: 2001-01-29
Location(s) Facet:: Site Banda 27
Subjects:: Dentate impression; Red paint; Bowl; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-29A, INAA Banda 27-1
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-01-29
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Banda 27;8.191119, -2.16954
Date Digitized:: 2016
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.191119, -2.16954

16. Burned feature, unit 50N 4W, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: The circular outline of a burned basin (Feature 3) is bracketed by photo scales (center) in unit 50N 4W (130 cm below the unit datum) at Mound 6. A pottery jar sits to the right side of the basin, its opening covered by a potsherd lid. To the left, a grinding stone sits, grinding surface down, over top of another pottery jar. Burned features like these were associated with metal working in this Mound 6 workshop area. Photo scale at bottom in centimeters. Site Ngre Kataa. 29 June, 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17594
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, 50N 4W, 130 cm bd
Date:: 2009-06-29
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone; Burned basin
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Handicraft; Metalworking; Metallurgy; Pottery
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009-06-29
Date searchable:: 2009
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

17. Burned feature in a metallurgical workshop, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: The circular outline of a burned basin (Feature 3) is bracketed by photo scales (left of center) in unit 50N 4W (130 cm below the unit datum) at Mound 6. A pottery jar sits to the right side of the basin, its opening covered by a potsherd lid. To the left, a grinding stone sits, grinding surface down, over top of another pottery jar. Another grinding stone (far left) sits at a higher level in unit 50N 6W. A second burned feature is associated with a grinding stone tipped on its side, far right. Another pottery jar sits nearby, also lidded with a broken sherd. Burned features like these were associated with metal working in this Mound 6 workshop area. Photo scale at bottom in centimeters. Site Ngre Kataa. 29 June, 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17593
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, 50N 4W, 130 cm bd
Date:: 2009-06-29
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone; Burned basin
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Handicraft; Metalworking; Metallurgy; Pottery
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009-06-29
Date searchable:: 2009
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

18. Perforated pottery jar, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A perforated pottery jar lidded with the pedestaled base of another pot sits in situ at the base of level 6, unit 46N 2W at Mound 6. The pot contained eight cowries and is interpreted by archaeologists as a shrine pot placed in association with metalworking facilities. Photo scale in 5 cm increments. Site Ngre Kataa. 24 June, 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17597
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, 46N 2W, Level 6
Date:: 2009-06-24
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Shrines; Pottery; Metalworking; Cowries; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: Catalog number NK-09-789
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009-06-24
Date searchable:: 2009
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

19. North wall, unit 46N 2W, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: The mouth of a perforated shrine pot (left) is covered with the pedestaled base of another pot. It remains in situ as the surrounding areas of unit 46N 2W are excavated to lower levels. Behind, the stratified layers of Mound 6 are visible in the unit's north wall. Center (back) are a series of anvil and grinding stones exposed at higher mound levels in other excavation units. During excavations in 2008, a cluster of four anvil/grinding stones was found at a level slightly higher than but adjacent (left/west) to the perforated pot. At right, in lower levels, two grinding stones rest at an angle in association with a burned feature. Archaeologists interpret Mound 6 as a metallurgical workshop at which stratified levels built up through repeated use of the same location. Photo scale in centimeters. Site Ngre Kataa. 2 July, 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19112; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17596; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19131
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, unit 46N 2W
Date:: 2009-07-02
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone; Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery; Metalworking
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009-07-02
Date searchable:: 2009
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

20. Everted-rim pottery jar, site A-212, 2001

Description:: A partially reconstructed everted-rim pottery jar excavated from Banda area site A-212, Mound 7, level 10. The jar's exterior surface is decorated below the neck with closely spaced rows of dentate (comb) impressions, intersected by a double diagonal line of dentate impressions. Double lines of dentate impression applied in a chevron pattern form a band between the upper zone of dentate decoration and jar's plain base. The jar's interior is finished with an orange-red slip. An INAA sample ("A212-16") from this jar and was assigned to the "G1" group of ceramic fabrics and therefore likely made west of the Banda hills. Rim diameter 24 cm at exterior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site A-212. 1 February, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: A-212, Mound 7, Unit 1, Level 10
Date:: 2001-02-19
Location(s) Facet:: Site A212
Subjects:: Jar; Dentate impression; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-78, INAA A212-16
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001-02-19
Date searchable:: 2001
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: A-212;8.337343, -2.45727
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.337343, -2.45727

21. Carinate globular pottery jar, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: Photo of a reconstructed carinate globular pottery jar, with profile depicted (left). The jar was found in an upright position beneath a lens of hardened clay, its rim at 211 cm below datum and its base at 224 cm bd. The jar's mouth is small. Below its lip is a ridge marked with vertical impressions. The surface above the carinated shoulder is decorated with alternating horizontal lines of dentate (comb) impression and grooving. Below the carination, the base and lower portions of the jar are decorated with a carved roulette impression. The interior surface of the jar is heavily eroded, perhaps an indication that the jar was used to store a fermented liquid like millet or sorghum beer. An INAA sample (NA "KK 95-61") from this jar was assigned to the "K1" group of ceramic fabrics. The jar was therefore likely made east of the Banda hills. A jar of similar form, decoration, and interior wear (KK 95-693) was found one meter away and at a slightly lower level in the east profile wall of the excavation unit. Rim diameter: 8 cm. Photo scale in cm. Kuulo Kataa. 13 June, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17628
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, Level 18, 211-224 cm bd
Date:: 1995-06-13
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Dentate impression; Carved roulette; Grooving; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Pottery; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: KK 95-350; NA KK 95-61
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-06-13
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

22. Carinate globular pottery jar, exterior, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: Photo of a patially reconstructed carinate globular pottery jar, with profile depicted (left). The jar was partially exposed, sitting upright in the east profile wall of the unit. The jar broke insitu and half of the vessel was removed and reconstructed. The jar has a narrow mouth. Alternating horizontal bands of shallow grooving and dentate (comb) impression decorate the area below the lip. A horizontal grooved line and a line of dentate (comb) impression applied above the carinated shoulder meet at small circular punctate impressions. The base and lower portions of the jar are decorated with a carved roulette impression. The interior surface of the jar is heavily eroded, perhaps an indication that the jar was used to store a fermented liquid like millet or sorghum beer. A jar of similar form, decoration and interior wear was found one meter away and at a slightly higher level in the same unit (KK 95-350). Rim diameter: 10 cm. 50% of vessel reconstructed. Photo scale in cm. Kuulo Kataa. 10 July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17629; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17625; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17552
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, East Profile, c. 219 cm below datum
Date:: 1995-07-10
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Dentate impression; Punctate; Carved roulette; Grooving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: KK 95-693
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07-10
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

23. Carinate globular pottery jar, interior, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: Photo (interior) of a reconstructed carinate globular pottery jar, with profile depicted (left). The jar was partially exposed, sitting upright in the east profile wall of the unit. The jar broke insitu and half of the vessel was removed and reconstructed. The jar has a narrow mouth. The interior surface of the jar is heavily eroded, perhaps an indication that the jar was used to store a fermented liquid like millet or sorghum beer. A jar of similar form, decoration and interior wear was found one meter away and at a slightly higher level in the same unit (KK 95-350). Rim diameter: 10 cm. 50% of vessel reconstructed. Photo scale in cm. Kuulo Kataa. 10 July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17628; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17625; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17552
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, East Profile
Date:: 1995-07-10
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Jar
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: KK 95-693, Pot 2
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07-10
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

24. Recurved jar rim, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: Photo of an inward-curving (recurved) jar rim sherd, with profile depicted (left). A zone of diagonally oriented dentate (comb) impressions is bounded on upper and lower edges by a shallow horizontal groove. A mica paint/slip was applied over top of the dentate impressions. The ceramic fabric was tempered with angular quartz grit. An INAA sample ("KK NA-29") was unassigned to a specific group of ceramic fabrics, lending no insight into where the jar was made. Interior neck diameter: 18 cm. Sherd represents an 12% of the jar's circumference. Scale in cm. Kuulo Kataa. 25 June, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, Level 25
Date:: 1995-06-25
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Mica slip; Dentate impression; Jar; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-06-25
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

25. Pottery sherd with slag temper, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Side view of a broken pottery sherd with a large slag inclusion. The use of crushed slag as a tempering material included in potting clay is first seen in pottery associated with Ngre phase sites in the Banda area. The use of crushed slag as a temper intensifies during Kuulo phase times, after which it becomes uncommon. Ngre Kataa, June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 8, Unit 8N 127E, Level 9
Date:: 2008-06-24
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Slag
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Pottery making; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: NK08-046
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008-06-24
Date searchable:: 2008
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

26. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 1, Unit 1, levels 3-6. The jar (Vessel 1) was found upside-down, resting on its rim and in association with a cluster of several other complete (Vessels 2 & 3) and broken pots in what has been interpreted as a kitchen area. The round-based jar is decorated on its lower surface by faint twisted cord-roulette impressions. The zone of cord rouletting is separated from the undecorated surface above by three arching grooves or channels. Multiple small circular punctates mark the place where grooved lines meet. Whole pot. Rim diameter c. 30 cm at exterior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 5 April, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19006; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19007
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 1, Unit 1, Levels 3-6
Date:: 2001-04-05
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Twisted cord roulette; Grooving; Punctate
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-336, Vessel 1
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-04-05
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

27. 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

28. 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

29. Everted-rim pottery jar, Site B-143, 2001

Description:: Photo of a dark brown pottery jar rim, neck and body, with profile depicted (left). The rim of the jar is everted in profile. Below the neck, the body of the jar is decorated with a carved roulette rolled across the surface to create a herringbone design. The zone of carved roulette impression is bounded by a horizontal shallow groove. A curvilinear groove cuts across the roulette impression. The ceramic fabric contained both laterite and white grit, as well as finely crushed iron slag. INAA analysis ("NA B-143-8") assigned this jar to the "K1" group, with the implication that it was likely made on the east side of the Banda hills. Rim diameter: 22 cm at interior lip. Sherd represents an estimated 25% of the circumference of the jar. Scale in cm. Site B-143. 14 March, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Site B143, Mound 1, Unit 1, Level 8
Date:: 2001-03-14
Location(s) Facet:: Site B-143
Subjects:: Carved roulette; Jar; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-208A; NA B-143-8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-03-14
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Site B-143;8.072173, -2.395998
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.072173, -2.395998

30. Red-painted, mica-slipped pottery bowl rim, Site A-94, 2001

Description:: Photo of a red-painted and mica-slipped bowl rim, with profile depicted (left). Toward the lip, multiple horizontal bands of grooving and dentate (comb) impression are overlaid by red paint. Below this is a zone with horizontal lines of wavy line impression and grooving overlaid by a mica slip. The lower zone is red-painted. The ceramic fabric includes finely crushed white grit which includes some quartz. An INAA sample ("A94-8") was assigned to the "L" group, indicating that the bowl was made from clays mined west of the Banda hills. Rim diameter: 14 cm at the interior lip. Sherd represents an estimated 15% of the bowl's circumference. Scale in cm. Site A-94. 21 February, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Site A-94, Mound 2, Unit 1, Level 6
Date:: 2001-02-21
Location(s) Facet:: Site A-94
Subjects:: Wavy line impression; Dentate impression; Red paint; Mica slip; Bowl; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-94B
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-02-21
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Site A-94;8.375975, -2.438689
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.375975, -2.438689

31. Carved roulette-decorated pottery bowl, Site A-212, 2001

Description:: Photo of the rim and shoulder of a large pottery bowl, with profile depicted (left). The bowl's exterior is decorated with a herringbone design, created by rolling a carved wooden roulette across its entire surface, except for a narrow band just below the bowl's lip. A single diagonal shallow groove was applied across the surface above the shoulder. An INAA sample (NA "A212-8") from this bowl was "unassigned" to a specific group of ceramic fabrics, lending no insight into where the bowl was made. Rim diameter: 20 cm at the interior lip. Sherd represents about 11% of the bowl's circumference. Scale in cm. Site A-212. 18 February, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Site A-212, Mound 7, Unit 1, Level 3
Date:: 2001-02-18
Location(s) Facet:: Site A-212
Subjects:: Carved roulette; Bowl; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-71B, NA A212-8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-02-18
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Site A-212;8.337343, -2.45727
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.337343, -2.45727

32. Everted-rim pottery jar, site A-9, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim jar. The round-based pot is decorated on its lower surface by maize cob impressions, created by rolling a kernel-less maize cob over the pot's surface. The top edge of the maize-cob-rouletted zone is marked by pendant grooves or channels. Small circular punctates mark the place where pendant grooved lines meet. A single grooved line offsets this decorated zone from an undecorated zone below the jar's neck. Whole pot. Scale in cm. Site A-9. 1 Feb. 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Site A-9, Unit 1, Level 6
Date:: 2001-02-01
Location(s) Facet:: Site A-9
Subjects:: Maize cob roulette; Jar
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-338, Vessel 2
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-02-01
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Site A-9;8.375975; -2.438689
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.375975; -2.438689

33. Carinated pottery bowl rim, Site B-123, 2000

Description:: Photo of a carinated pottery bowl, with profile depicted (left). The bowl has a restricted opening with the rim rounded at the lip. Above the angular carination, the exterior surface is decorated with horizontal bands of wavy line impression, below which are two deep channels. Shallow grooves appear above and below narrow bands of dentate (comb) impressions. Below the carination, the exterior surface is decorated overall with a carved roulette impression. An INAA sample ("B123-2") from this bowl was assigned to the "L" group of ceramic fabrics. It was therefore likely made from clays mined west of the Banda hills. Rim diameter: 23 cm at the interior lip. Sherd represents an estimated 18% of the bowl's circumference. Scale in cm. Site B-123. 22 July, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 2000-07-22
Location(s) Facet:: Site B-123
Subjects:: Dentate impression; Wavy line impression; Carved routlette; Bowl; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: B-123-00-10; NA B-123-2
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2000
Date searchable:: 2000-07-22
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Site B-123;8.123323, -2.384331
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.123323, -2.384331

34. Red-painted body sherds from a jar, Banda 27, 2001

Description:: Body sherds from a large jar. The exterior surface is decorated with bands of horizontal grooving, inside of which are bands of dentate (comb) impressions. Rows of dentate impression applied at an angle create a chevron design across the central zone. An overall red paint or slip finishes the surface. An INAA sample from this jar ("Banda 27-13") was assigned to the "K2" group of ceramic fabrics. It was therefore liked made from clays mined east of the Banda hills. Scale in cm. Site Banda 27. 1 March, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Banda 27, Mound 2, Unit 1, Level 16
Date:: 2001-03-01
Subjects:: Red paint; Dentate impression; Jar; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-132C; NA Banda 27-13
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-03-01
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda 27;8.191119, -2.16954
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.191119, -2.16954

35. Carinated pottery bowl, rim and body, Site B-143, 2001

Description:: Photo of a buff-colored pottery bowl rim and carination, with profile depicted (left). The bowl is decorated with two shallow horizontal grooves, applied below the lip on the exterior surface. Below this is a band of shallow criss-cross incised lines, beneath which is a plain zone, followed by a more deeply incised band of criss-cross incisions, applied just above the exaggerated carination (angled shoulder). Based on patterned overlap in the criss-cross lines, the lines slanted upper left to lower right were made first, after which the lines slanted upper right to lower left were made. The exterior surface below the carination is undecorated. The ceramic fabric included some laterite grit as well as a small amount of finely crushed slag. An INAA sample from this bowl (NA "B143-2") was "unassigned" to a specific group, lending no insight into where the bowl was made. Rim diameter: 15 cm at interior lip. Sherd represents about 15% of the vessel's circumference. Scale in cm. Site B-143. 13 March, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Site B-143, Mound 1, Unit 1, Level 3
Date:: 2001-03-13
Location(s) Facet:: Site B-143
Subjects:: Incised decoration; Bowl; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-203; NA B-143-2
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-03-13
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Site B-143;8.072173, -2.395998
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.072173, -2.395998

36. Insitu shrine clusters, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Insitu pottery and iron artifacts associated with clusters B and C of what archaeologists interpret as a shrine (clusters A-D) which capped stratified deposits in a metallurgical workshop. Far left in unit 48N 10W, the flat surface of an anvil/grinding stone (GS 09-32) is exposed, to the left (west) of which a poorly preserved portion of an elephant tusk was found (now removed). To the right (east) of the large stone is Cluster B, which includes the group of sherds seen in the vertical exposure in front and left (west) of the tree stump. Behind the tree stump is a large cluster (C) of pottery lids, partial pots and iron objects. Photo scale marked in 5 cm increments. View looking towards northwest. Site Ngre Kataa. 10 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19192; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19154; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19197; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19191
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Levels 3-4
Date:: 2009-06-10
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology; Shrines; Pottery; Iron
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-10
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

37. Insitu shrine clusters, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Insitu pottery and iron artifacts associated with clusters B-D of what archaeologists interpret as a shrine (clusters A-D) which capped stratified deposits in a metallurgical workshop. Bottom left, at the base of a balk supporting the unit peg, is cluster D, comprised of two stones flanking an iron disc, laid flat (SF 09-158), and a tri-looped iron bangle (SF 09-159). In front and left (east) of the tree stump is a large cluster (C) of pottery lids, partial pots and iron objects, including an iron bangle (SF 09-148) and a pair of miniature iron manacles (SF 09-171, "B"-shaped object). To the right (west) of the tree stump, another cluster of pottery and iron objects can be seen. Top right of the photo, a yellow notebook rests on top of an anvil/grinding stone (GS 09-32), next to which rested a poorly preserved section of an elephant ivory tusk. North arrow photo scale marked in 5 cm increments, arrow pointing north. View looking towards southwest. Site Ngre Kataa. 10 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19196; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19194; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19092; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19191
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Levels 3-4
Date:: 2009-06-10
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Manacles
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology; Shrines; Pottery; Bangles; Ornaments; Iron; Shackles
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-10
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

38. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim pottery jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 4, Unit 1, Levels 5-6. The jar (Vessel 1) was located in the north profile wall of the unit, together with another vessel (Vessel 2). The jar has a carinated shoulder and a rounded base. To the right and below the carination, a portion of the exterior surface has broken away. The upper area of the jar is decorated with three horizontal grooved lines, inbetween which are lines of dentate impression. Just above the carination is another line of dentate impression and a grooved line. To the left and right, on the upper side of the carination, sets of two triangular designs were applied, consisting of three punctates connected by two short grooved lines. The area inside the triangle is marked by crossed dentate impressions, forming an "X" inside the triangle. This design was repeated twice on the recovered portion of the jar. It was likely repeated a third time on the missing portion. Below the carination are two shallow horizontal grooves. The jar's base is smooth, with no surface treatment applied. Roughly 65% of the vessel was recovered. Rim diameter 25 cm at exterior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 5 April, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19000
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 5-6, North Wall
Date:: 2001-04-05
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Dentate impression; Punctate; Grooving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-317. Vessel 1
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-04-05
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

39. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim pottery jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 5. The jar (Vessel 2) was located in the north profile wall of the unit together with another vessel (Vessel 1). The jar has a carinated shoulder and a rounded base. The upper area of the jar is decorated with three horizontal grooved lines inbetween which are lines of dentate impression. The base of the jar is surface treated with a twisted cord roulette. Two roughly parallel horizontal grooved lines separate the cord rouletted zone from a plain zone below the carination. A hole in the base of the pot (ca. 7 cm across) may have been deliberately broken in this otherwise whole pot. Rim diameter 22 cm at exterior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 5 April, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-18999
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 5, N Wall
Date:: 2001-04-05
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Cord roulette; Grooving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-335, Vessel 2
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-04-05
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

40. Burned features and insitu stones, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: View across open excavations in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. The photo centers on units 46N 8W (foreground) and the southern half of 48N 8W, the north wall of which (at 47N) can be seen behind the sign board. The exposed areas were excavated in 2008 and the photo taken in preparation for 2009 excavations. Traces of circular burned features, red-orange and yellow in color, can be seen in the freshly scraped surface of these units. The uppermost north arrow sits to the right (east) of the circular outline of a still-buried everted-rim jar. Another everted-jar rim can be seen exposed in the north wall at 47N. This rim and associated artifacts formed cluster B, part of a larger shrine feature (clusters A-D) that extended across the northern half of unit 48N 8W (beneath and behind the small tree trunk visible above and left of the sign board). Cluster A (unit 46N 8W) comprised a large pottery bowl surrounded by six iron bangles that was removed in 2008. It was positioned above and slightly west (left) of the burned feature (center photo) that is intersected by a tree root. Cluster B included the artifacts seen here in the north wall at 47N, together with an associated cluster of a pedestal-handled pot lid, dog skull and jaw bones revealed by further excavation beneath and west (left) of the tree stump. In the upper right of the photo (north and east), insitu anvil (GS 09-15, left) and grinding (GS 09-12, right) stones are visible in unit 50N 6W. Photo scales marked in 5 cm increments and measuring tape marks 2 m. Arrows pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 6 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19170; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19143; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19152
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Units 46-48N 8W, 100 cm bd
Date:: 2009-06-06
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology; Metalworking; Pottery; Shrines
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-06
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa; 8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

41. Insitu anvil and grinding stones, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Insitu anvil/grinding stones in excavation unit 50N 6W in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. A large anvil stone (GS 09-15, foreground, left) sits next to a small stone, its lower surface worn flat by serving as a hand-held grinder. A large tree root is visible to the west of the stone, behind which is an area of unexcavated soil on top of which pottery sherds had been found (now removed). To the east and flanked by the black-and-white photo scale is the partial rim of an everted-rim jar (NK 09-749). To the north of this, a large flat grinding stone (GS 09-12) has been pedestaled in place. Photo scales marked in 5 cm increments. Arrows pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 6 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 4
Date:: 2009-06-06
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Anvil stone; Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery; Metalworking; Iron
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-06
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

42. Insitu anvil and grinding stones, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Insitu anvil/grinding stones in excavation unit 50N 6W in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. Left of center photo, a large anvil stone (GS 09-15) sits next to a small stone, its lower surface worn flat by serving as a hand-held grinder. Behind this stone is an area of unexcavated soil on top of which pottery sherds had been found (now removed). Lower foreground, flanked by the black-and-white photo scale, is the partial rim of an everted-rim jar (NK 09-749). To the north of this (right), a large flat grinding stone with a well-worn upper surface (GS 09-12) has been pedestaled in place. Visible in the southern corner of the west wall of the unit (upper left) in this photo is a flat iron disk (SF 09-159), embedded in the wall above a small stone. Photo scales marked in 5 cm increments. Arrows pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 6 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 4
Date:: 2009-06-06
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Anvil stone; Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery; Metalworking; Iron
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-06
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

43. Insitu shrine clusters, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Insitu pottery and iron artifacts associated with clusters C and D of what archaeologists interpret as a shrine that capped stratified deposits in a metallurgical workshop. Cluster D appears in the foreground, left, below unexcavated soil remaining around the 48N 8W unit peg. Here two small stones flank a flat iron disc (SF 09-159, left) and a tri-looped iron bangle (SF 09-158, right). Cluster C is a large grouping of pottery and iron objects located north of the tree stump, center photo. Included were several whole pottery lids, a broken but mostly complete jar associated with an iron bangle (SF 09-148) and a pair of miniature iron manacles (SF 09-171). The bangle is visible, resting on a soil pedestal in front of the tree trunk's center. In the photo's upper right, a large anvil stone (GS 09-32), on which sits a yellow notebook, is visible. Flanking this stone on its western edge was a portion of an ivory tusk. Photo scale marked in 5 cm increments. Arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 10 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19092; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19193; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19191
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 3
Date:: 2009-06-10
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology; Shrines; Pottery; Bangles; Ornaments; Iron
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-10
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

44. Insitu shrine cluster, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Insitu pottery and iron artifacts associated with cluster C of what archaeologists interpret as a shrine (clusters A-D) that capped stratified deposits in a metallurgical workshop. Center photo are two large pieces of an everted-rim jar, its exterior surface facing outward. Immediately above is a large portion of the same pot, its interior surface facing outward. Found positioned against the jar's interior surface was a pair of miniature iron manacles (SF 09-171, "B"-shaped object). An iron bangle (SF 09-148) was positioned at the jar's mouth, above the manacles. To the left of the bangle is the upper edge of a large grinding stone (GS 09-26), which later excavations revealed to be oriented with its grinding surface down. To the right of the bangle, a pedestal-handled pot lid (NK 09-381) rests with its interior surface oriented upward. At center photo, bottom, a pot lid with a strap handle (NK 09-382) rests on its side. To the right of the north arrow, portions of an another pedestal-handled pot lid lie with its interior oriented upward. Photo scale at upper right marked in cm. Arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 10 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19194; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19192; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19191
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 3
Date:: 2009-06-10
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Manacles
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology; Shrines; Pottery; Bangles; Ornaments; Iron; Shackles
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-10
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

45. Insitu shrine cluster, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Insitu pottery and iron artifacts associated with cluster C of what archaeologists interpret as a shrine (clusters A-D) that capped stratified deposits in a metallurgical workshop. Lower center of the photo are two large pieces of an everted-rim jar, its exterior surface facing outward. Immediately above is a large portion of the same pot, its interior surface facing outward. Found positioned against the jar's interior surface was a pair of miniature iron manacles (SF 09-171, "B"-shaped object). An iron bangle (SF 09-148) was positioned at the jar's mouth, above the manacles. To the left of the bangle is the upper edge of a large grinding stone (GS 09-26), which later excavations revealed to be oriented with its grinding surface down. To the right of the bangle, a pedestal-handled pot lid (NK 09-381) rests with its interior surface oriented upward. Photo scale marked in cm. View looking south. Site Ngre Kataa. 10 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19080; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19161; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19193
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 3
Date:: 2009-06-10
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Manacles
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology; Shrines; Pottery; Bangles; Ornaments; Iron; Shackles
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-10
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

46. Insitu anvil and grinding stones, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Two views of insitu anvil/grinding stones in excavation unit 50N 6W, part of an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. In the photo looking northward (arrows point north), a large anvil stone (GS 09-15, foreground, left) sits next to a small stone, its lower surface worn flat by serving as a hand-held grinder. A large tree root is visible to the west of the stone, behind which is an area of unexcavated soil on top of which pottery sherds had been found (now removed). To the east and flanked by the black-and-white photo scale is the partial rim of an everted-rim jar (NK 09-749). To the north of this, a large flat grinding stone (GS 09-12) has been pedestaled in place. In the view looking west, the well-worn upper surface of this narrow stone can be seen. Visible in the southern corner of the west wall of the unit (upper left) in this photo is a flat iron disc (SF 09-159), embedded in the wall above a small stone. Further excavation showed that this disc was part of an object cluster that included a tri-looped iron bangle and interpreted as part of a shrine. Photo scales marked in 5 cm increments. Arrows pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 6 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19092; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19099; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19118
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 4
Date:: 2009-06-06
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Anvil stone; Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery; Metalworking; Iron
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-06
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

47. Shrine clusters B-C, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Insitu pottery and iron artifacts associated with clusters B and C of what archaeologists interpret as a shrine that capped stratified deposits in a metallurgical workshop. Cluster B encompassed the objects on the south (right) side of the photo, west of (below) the tree stump. To the right of the black-and-white photo stick (lower right) is an iron spike (SF 09-174), a half bangle (SF 09-173) and a slightly curved iron disc (SF 09-172) in a carefully placed composition. Immediately to the east (above in the photo), an aglomeration of pottery sherds is stacked. Later excavation revealed a pedestal-handled pottery lid, dog skull and jaw bones carefully placed below these sherds in cluster B. Cluster C encompassed the artifacts to the north (left) of the tree stump. These included a series of pottery lids, portions of single pottery jar and sherds from other pots. An iron bangle (SF 09-148) is visible above and slightly left of the top photo scale, sitting adjacent to a pottery lid (NK 09-381) lying with its interior surface up. This wider shrine assemblage overlaid burned features associated with metalworking activities. Black-and-white photo scale in 5 cm increments. Arrows pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 10 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19164; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19193
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 3
Date:: 2009-06-10
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology; Shrines; Pottery; Bangles; Ornaments; Iron
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-10
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

48. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim pottery jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 20. The jar was located in the west profile wall of the unit. The jar has a carinated shoulder and a rounded base. A single horizontal line of wavy line impression was applied to the neck constriction, with the area above the carination otherwise plain. The base of the jar is surface treated with a fiber (perhaps braided strip) roulette. Two roughly parallel horizontal grooved lines are superimposed over the roulette treatment. Whole pot. Rim diameter 17.5 cm at exterior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 3 April, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 20, W Wall.
Date:: 2001-04-03
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Wavy line impression; Fiber roulette
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-332, Vessel 1
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-04-03
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

49. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim pottery jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 4, Unit 1, levels 15-16, where the jar was exposed in the south wall of the excavation unit. The jar has a carinated shoulder and a rounded base. The area above the carination was decorated by five unevenly placed horizontal grooved lines. In three places around the vessel's circumference, the grooved line just above the carination is marked by "ꓥ." In a zone that begins c. 2 cm below the carination, lower areas of the jar are surface treated with a carved roulette impression. The ceramic fabric includes mixed grit (including laterite and quartz) and likely also finely crushed slag. An INAA sample (Banda 40/3) from the jar could not be assigned to a known source group. Roughly 2/3 of the vessel present. Rim diameter: 22.5 cm at interior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 5 April, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19004
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 15, South Wall
Date:: 2001-04-05
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Carved roulette; Grooving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-318, Vessel 1A
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-04-05
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

50. Clay smoking pipe bowl, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: Broken bowl of a locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (left: bowl interior; right: bowl exterior). Pipes like this were made across West Africa after Europeans learned the practice of smoking tobacco from First Peoples of the Americas and introduced it to Africa in early centuries of the trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe bowl has a flared pedestal base decorated with red paint. The oval bowl is decorated with vertical rows of triangular impressions, above which are two grooved lines and an area with red paint. The bowl's interior is blackened from use toward its base. The bowl's rim and its stem are missing. The potting clay used to make the pipe is tempered with fine white grit. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 28 June, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 110N, Level 4
Date:: 2000-06-28
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 00-233
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000
Date searchable:: 2000-06-08
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

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