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

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

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

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

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

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

44. 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.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
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
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.11277778, -2.30611111

45. 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.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
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
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.11277778, -2.30611111

46. Excavation units at Mound 148, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:
In-progress excavations of adjacent 2 x 2 m units at Mound 148, Kuulo Kataa. The base of units 70E 48-52N and 72E 50N have been excavated to depths ranging from 90-110 cm below datum. The large area of dark soil concentrated in unit 70E 50N (center) is intrusive pit fill which cut through the living surface at this mound level. An area of packed reddish-orange laterite gravel in unit 70E 52N (bottom, left) likely represents a prepared floor surface. To the right of the dark pit soil, in the boundary between units 70E 50N and 70E 48N, is a an irregularly shaped burned feature interpreted by archaeologists as likely associated with metalworking. Two radiocarbon samples associated with this burned feature had calibrated age ranges between c.1200-1400 CE. A cluster of hearth stones has been exposed in nearby unit 72E 50N (center photo). White bags filled with soil samples collected for flotation sit outside the excavated area together with excavation equipment. View looking eastwards. Kuulo Kataa, 11 July, 2000.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 148
Date:
2000-07-11
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:
Floors; Pits
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Metalworking
Identifier:
16
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Alex Caton
Date searchable:
2000-07-11
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

47. Profile map, north wall, unit 2W 2S, Mound 101, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:
Traced field drawing showing the stratigraphy of unit 2W 2S, Mound 101 at Kuulo Kataa. The profile map shows unit deposits as seen in the north wall of the excavation unit. Kuulo Kataa, 9 July, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17551; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17546
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S
Date:
1995-07-09
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:
Profile map; Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language:
English
Date searchable:
1995-07-09
Date searchable:
1995
Genre:
Profile map
Genre Facet:
Profile map
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-11-15
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

48. Exposed pot rims, 0W 0S Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
Eight jar rims have been exposed in situ at the base of level 7, unit 0W 0S, Mound 5, Makala Kataa Station 6. The jar rims are broken off below the neck of the pot and appear to have been placed around a room where they were used as pot stands. In a raised area (bottom center), not excavated to the same depth as surrounding soil, a concentration of reddish soil and gravel marks the traces of a house wall. Archaeologists interpret unit 0W 0S as a part of a kitchen area where foodstuffs were likely stored. The pots and their contents have been removed, with only the pot stands remaining. In the background sits a headpan filled with soil from cleaning the 2 x 2 m unit prior to photoing. A scale arrow with 10 cm intervals points north. View to the west. Makala Kataa, 19 July, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17585
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, Unit 0W 0S, Level 7
Date:
1994-07-19
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994-07-19
Date searchable:
1994
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

49. Measuring unit depth using a datum string, Makala Kataa, Station 6, 1994

Description:
Banda Research Project team members use a datum string, pulled tight and leveled with a bubble level, to measure the depth below datum of the excavation unit's surface. Yaw Francis (right) holds the string level as Yaw Frimpong (left) measures the depth close to the bubble level. By taking periodic measurements as they dig across the unit, they ensure that the surface of each completed level is even. A head pan and short handled hoe sit next to excavated dirt in the unit. Maria Dores Cruz (far left) and other team members work on an adjacent excavation unit on Mound 6, Station 6. Makala Kataa, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 6
Date:
1994
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Datum; Measurement
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:
25
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2019-11-08
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

50. Measuring unit depth using a datum string, Makala Kataa, Station 10, 1994

Description:
Banda Research Project team members use a datum string pulled tight and leveled with a bubble level as a reference for measuring the depth below datum of the excavated surface. Alex Ababio (right) holds the datum string level and tight while Osei Kofi helps another team member to straighten the tape measure in order to make an accurate measurement. A short handled hoe lays in the bottom of the unit. Timothy Fordour stands nearby (far right) by a headpan. Mound 3, Station 10. Makala Kataa, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Makala Kataa, Station 10, Mound 3
Date:
1994
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects:
Datum; Measurement
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:
22
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957