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- 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
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142724, -2.382957
- Description:
- Banda Research Project team member Mensah Listowell processes soil samples from Makala Kataa using a bucket flotation method. The large head pan is filled with water into which he lowers a wire mesh basket filled with soil. As he gently shakes the basket, the soil dissolves and passes through the basket mesh. He uses a small mesh ladle to skim the seeds and charcoal ("light fraction") that float to the top of the water inside the basket. The "heavy fraction" which remains in the basket after the soil has washed away will be set aside to dry. It will be sorted for small artifacts like beads that may have been missed during excavation. Ahenkro, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Date:
- 1994
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Flotation
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 37
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.163438, -2.356776
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-11-06
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.163438, -2.356776
- Description:
- A light-colored slurry plaster marks the outlines of earthen walls exposed through excavations at Mound 7, Ngre Kataa. The upside down "T" shape shows the intersection of two walls. The vertically oriented wall is made from a lighter colored clayey soil compared to the darker horizontally oriented wall. Both walls were coated on the inside and outside with a thin plaster, appearing as a light-colored thin line exposed as archaeologists excavated the horizontal level. A red-and-white photo scale lies across one of the walls near a north arrow and a photo board with provenience information. Ngre Kataa, 6 June, 2009.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Provenance:
- Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 12N 24E, 80 cm below datum
- Date:
- 2009-06-06
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ngre Kataa
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Building; Clay; Plastering; Walls
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Amanda L. Logan
- Date searchable:
- 2009
- Date searchable:
- 2009-06-06
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.11277778, -2.30611111
- Description:
- Base of excavation level 21, unit 68E 4N, Mound 129 at Kuulo Kataa. Visible in the walls of the 1 x 2 m unit are its distinct soil layers. Dark upper levels contained many rootlets. These soils transition to a lighter brown zone below, which in turn shows a distinct boundary with ash-filled gray levels beneath. Three radiocarbon dates associated with the gray ashy levels fall in the calibrated age range from c. 1400 to 1530 CE. Equally distinct is the boundary below the ashy layers, where lighter brown soils of lower levels can be seen in plan view at the base of the unit. Several features are visible against these lighter-colored soils. Center photo is an irregularly shaped patch of laterite which archaeologists interpreted as a remnant floor. At upper and lower right, concentrations of charcoal stand out against surrounding light soil. Mound 129 covers roughly 750 m2 and rises roughly 2 meters above the surrounding ground surface. Its stratigraphy suggests a complex history of formation through both primary occupation (living surfaces) and refuse dumping (midden deposits). Kuulo Kataa, 17 June, 2000.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17580
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 129, Unit 68E 4N
- Date:
- 2000-06-17
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Stratigraphy; Floors
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
- Identifier:
- 19
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- N. Leith Smith
- Date searchable:
- 2000-06-17
- 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:
- 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
- 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
- Description:
- Side view of a fired clay tuyere fragment used in an iron smelting furnace. A thick layer of slag produced during the smelting process coats the tuyere's outside surface. The tuyere was used to introduce air to the interior chamber of a smelting furnace. The tuyere was collected during site survey by N. Leith Smith in the course of his doctoral dissertation research. The tuyere was recovered in his survey area A, Site 7, Quad P14. A catalog tag indicating provenience information is tied to the tuyere with string. Banda area, 8 February, 1997.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-18285
- Provenance:
- Regional Testing Area A, Site 7, Quad P14
- Date:
- 1997-02-08
- Subjects:
- Tuyere
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Metallurgy; Iron smelting; Artifacts (Antiquities)
- Identifier:
- SF97-054
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. N. Leith Smith
- Date searchable:
- 1997
- Date searchable:
- 1992-02-08
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- 8.173691,-2.381385
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.173691,-2.381385
- Description:
- Two views of a serpent-like figure made from an iron rod. The "head" of the direct metal sculpture resembles a triangular-tipped iron projectile point, similar to those found on the same site during the same time period. The body is formed by undulating S-shaped loops which are stacked atop one another to form the "tail." Kuulo Kataa, Mound 118, Unit 62W 4N, Level 1. Scale in cm. Length: 8.4 cm. 39.6 g. Kuulo Kataa, 15 June, 1995.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Provenance:
- Kuulo Kataa, Mound 118, Unit 62W 4N, Level 1
- Location(s) Facet:
- Kuulo Kataa
- Subjects:
- Serpents
- Subjects Facet:
- Direct metal sculpture; Archaeology; Snakes; Iron; Projectile point; Artifacts (Antiquities)
- Identifier:
- SF KK 95-103
- 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
- Description:
- End view of a fired clay tuyere fragment used in an iron smelting furnace. A thick layer of slag produced during the smelting process coats the tuyere's outside surface (upper right). The tuyere was used to introduce air to the interior chamber of a smelting furnace. The tuyere was collected during site survey by N. Leith Smith in the course of his doctoral dissertation research. The tuyere was recovered in his survey area A, Site 7, Quad P14. Banda area, 8 February, 1997.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-18284
- Date:
- 1997-02-08
- Subjects:
- Tuyere
- Subjects Facet:
- Archaeology; Metallurgy; Iron smelting; Artifacts (Antiquities)
- Identifier:
- SF97-054
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. N. Leith Smith
- Date searchable:
- 1997
- Date searchable:
- 1997-02-08
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- 8.173691,-2.381385
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.173691,-2.381385
- 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