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- 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
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957
- Description:
- A five pesewa Ghanaian coin dated 1965 with the image of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first head of state, depicted on the reverse side.
- Rights:
- Bank of Ghana, http://www.ghanacedi.gov.gh [Public domain]
- Publisher:
- <a title="Bank of Ghana, http://www.ghanacedi.gov.gh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5_pesewas_(1958).jpg"><img width="256" alt="5 pesewas (1958)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/5_pesewas_%281958%29.jpg"></a>
- Date:
- 1958
- Subjects:
- Currency
- Creator:
- Bank of Ghana
- Date searchable:
- 1958
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5_pesewas_(1958).jpg
- Commentary:
- Public domain image from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5_pesewas_(1958).jpg
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- 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
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957
- 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
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957
- Description:
- Banda Research Project team members Kofi Paul and Kofi Nsia screen soil from a Mound 7 excavation unit at Ngre Kataa as team member Idrusu brings another headpan of soil. The excavated soil is sieved through 1/4 inch mesh screen in order to recover artifacts (fragments of pottery, metals, beads, animal bone) that will be bagged, cataloged and studied. Studying these objects and the contexts from which they were recovered (their provenience) helps archaeologists to learn about the daily lives of past people. Ngre Kataa, 9 July, 2008.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ngre Kataa
- Subjects:
- Screening; Sieving
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2008
- Date searchable:
- 2008-07-09
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
- People Facet:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.11277778, -2.30611111
- 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
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
- 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
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957
- 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
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957
- Description:
- Field drawing showing the stratigraphy of unit 68E 4N, Mound 129 at Kuulo Kataa. The profile map depicts unit deposits as seen in the north wall of the excavation unit. Kuulo Kataa
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 129, Unit 68E 4N
- Date:
- 2000-07-08
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Stratigraphy; Profile mapping
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- N. Leith Smith
- Date searchable:
- 2000-07-08
- Date searchable:
- 2000
- Genre:
- Profile map
- Genre Facet:
- Profile map
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-15
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222
- Description:
- West wall of excavation unit 55W 69N in Mound 102 at Kuulo Kataa. Topmost levels are characterized by dark soil that fades to brown below the area where rootlets are visible. A distinct boundary separates these brown soils from the gray ashy levels below. Mound 102 is a large deep midden mound which covers approximately 1600 m2 and rises several meters above the surrounding ground surface. A single 1 x 2 m unit was excavated to the base of level 13, after which a 1 x 1 m unit was excavated to almost 4 m, removing roughly 5 m3 of soil. Three radiocarbon samples from lower levels of the mound (3-3.5 m below the ground surface; not visible in this photo) had calibrated age ranges of c. 1400-1530 CE. Kuulo Kataa, 8 July, 2000.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17582 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17579
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 102, Unit 55W 69N
- Date:
- 2000-07-08
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Stratigraphy
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 18
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Alex Caton
- Date searchable:
- 2000-07-08
- Date searchable:
- 2000
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- 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
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.14847222, -2.37472222