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21. Excavations at a metal working area, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:
Archaeological excavations of Mound 6 at Ngre Kataa in 2009 expose a workshop where blacksmiths produced iron and copper-alloy tools and ornaments. The mound is being excavated in 2 x 2 meter units named for the coordinates of their northeast corner. In unit 50N 0W (foreground), an area of burned soil marks the location where blacksmiths heated metals. A pottery jar sits in place to the right. In surrounding units (50N 2W, 48N 0W, 48N 2W) are large anvil stones where the hot metals would have been hammered and shaped through forging. The mound's stratified deposits suggest that the workshop area was used for many decades, and perhaps centuries, between the years of about 1350 and 1520 CE (Common Era). View across the mound from the northeast looking towards the southwest. Site Ngre Kataa. 27 June, 2009.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Ngre Kataa, Mound 6
Location(s) Facet:
Ngre Kataa
Subjects:
Workshop; Mound 6
Subjects Facet:
Handicraft; Metallurgy; Archaeology; Metalworking; Forging; Excavations (Archaeology); Iron; Copper alloys
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2009
Date searchable:
2009-06-27
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

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

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

23. Crucible, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:
A crucible used to process copper alloys from Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 102N, Level 12. Crucibles like this would have been used to heat copper alloys to a liquid state for use in casting, including casting through a lost-wax process. Scale in cm. Kuulo Kataa, 27 June, 2000.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 102N, Level 12
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Handicraft; Metal casting; Metalworking; Copper alloys; Lost wax casting; Archaeology; Lost-wax process; Crucibles; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
Catalog number SF-KK-00-229
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2000
Date searchable:
2010-08-20
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

24. Miniature copper alloy spoon, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:
Miniature lost wax cast spoon, perhaps a gold weight. From Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 14N 22E, Level 8. Length: 4.3 cm. Weight: 2.1 g. Ngre Kataa, 27 June, 2009.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 14N 22E, Level 8
Location(s) Facet:
Ngre Kataa
Subjects:
Miniature spoon
Subjects Facet:
Lost wax casting; Archaeology; Gold-weights; Copper alloys; Lost-wax process; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF NK 09-313
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2009
Date searchable:
2012-07-25
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

25. Bell-shaped copper alloy pendant, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:
Bell-shaped copper-alloy pendant from Kuulo Kataa, Mound 148, Unit 70E 48N, Level 2. Height: 3.3 cm. Weight: 5.4 g. Kuulo Kataa, 6 July, 2000.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 148, Unit 70E 48N, Level 2
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Pendants (jewelry); Ornaments; Copper alloys; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
Catalog number SF-KK-00-362
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2000
Date searchable:
2012-07-25
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

26. Archaeological team members, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:
Members of the archaeological excavation team joined by the Dompofie chief and teachers during the last days of the 1995 season at Kuulo Kataa. Team members included Banda men from Ahenkro and Dompofie along with visiting American graduate students and Ann Stahl. Back row (L-R): __, __, __, __, __, __, Amos Bediako, __, Alex Ababio, Daniel, __, Kwasi Peter, __. Middle row (L-R): Nana Emmanuel Dwiru, Yaw Francis, Kwasi Ali, Anane, __, Kofi "Photo" Manu, Donkor Johnson, Yaw Frimpong, Osei Kofi, Obimpeh Blorpor, Enoch Mensah, Kwame Anane, __, __. Front row (L-R): Kwame Bio, Alex Caton, Leith Smith, Ann Stahl, Obour Bartholomew. Also included in the photo are Alex Donkor, Alfred Nkrumah, Anane Peter, Asamoa Martin, John Preprah, Kwadwo Masoate, Kwadwo Nkrumah, Moses Nsiah, Peter Bile, and Stephen Okrah. Kuulo Kataa, July, 1995
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dompofie
Subjects:
Kuulo Kataa; Banda Research Project; Team photo
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995-07
Genre:
Color negative
Genre Facet:
Color negative
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Dompofie;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-05-02
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Negative scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

27. Copper wire finger ring, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:
Finger ring made from twisted copper alloy wire. From Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 4W, Level 5. Width: 2.3 cm. Weight: 1.6 g. Ngre Kataa, 8 July, 2009.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17595
Provenance:
Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 4W, Level 5. Piece plot: 104 cm S, 153 cm W, 118 cm bd
Location(s) Facet:
Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Wire; Ornaments; Rings (finger jewelry); Copper alloys; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF NK 09-403
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2009
Date searchable:
2012-07-25
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

28. Front and side views of a twinned copper alloy figurine, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:
Front and side views of a twinned, lost-wax-cast copper-alloy figurine from Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 108N, Level 2. Height: 3.9 cm. Weight: 3.8 g. Kuulo Kataa, 4 July, 2000.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17314 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17320 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17323
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 108N, Level 2
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Copper alloys; Archaeology; Figurines; Lost wax casting; Lost-wax process; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF KK 00-318
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2000
Date searchable:
2012-08-02
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

29. Front and side views of a copper alloy figurine, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:
Front and side views of a lost-wax cast copper alloy figurine from Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 108N, Level 3. Height: 3.5 cm. Weight: 2.4 g. Kuulo Kataa, 4 July, 2000.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17308 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17320 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17323
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 108N, Level 3
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Copper alloys; Archaeology; Figurines; Lost wax casting; Lost-wax process; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF KK 00-319
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2000
Date searchable:
2012-07-25
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

30. Copper alloy finger ring, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:
A copper alloy finger ring made from a rod forged into undulating S-shaped loops and joined at its ends by a flat metal plate. Two views. From Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, Level 7. Height: 1.4 cm. Width: 2.6 cm. Weight: 8.4 g. Kuulo Kataa, 9 June, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, Level 7
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Copper alloys; Ornaments; Archaeology; Rings (finger jewelry); Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF KK 95-025
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
2012-07-25
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222