1. Clay sources and select archaeological sites, Banda Area, Ghana

Description:

A map showing the location of clay sources and selected archaeological sites in the Banda Traditional Area, Bono Region, Ghana. Many of these sources were used to mine clay for making pottery in centuries past. Noted in parentheses are the compositional groups to which clay sources have been assigned through Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis. Groups "L" and "H2" are located to the west of the prominent line of hills that bisect the region. Group "K2" pits are located to the east of these hills.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Date:

2020-02-28

Location(s) Facet:

Banda

Subjects Facet:

Maps; Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Clay mining; Pottery making

Creator:

Desmond Roessingh

Language:

English

Date searchable:

2020-02-28

Genre:

Map; Maps

Genre Facet:

Map

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Banda, Ghana

Sketchfab Uid:

Commentary:

Technical note: Projection WGS 1984, UTM Zone 30N; Data sources: Ann Stahl (Banda border, point locations); Natural Earth (country boundaries); Humanitarian Data Exchange, Open Street Map (roads); DIVA GIS, Open Street Map (rivers and elevations)