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51. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim pottery jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 4, Unit 1, levels 15-16, where the jar was exposed in the south wall of the excavation unit. The jar has a carinated shoulder and a rounded base. The area above the carination was decorated by five unevenly placed horizontal grooved lines. In three places around the vessel's circumference, the grooved line just above the carination is marked by "ꓥ." In a zone that begins c. 2 cm below the carination, lower areas of the jar are surface treated with a carved roulette impression. The ceramic fabric includes mixed grit (including laterite and quartz) and likely also fine crushed slag. An INAA sample (Banda 40/3) from the jar could not be assigned to a known group. Roughly 2/3 of the vessel present. Rim diameter: 22.5 cm at interior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 5 April, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 15, South Wall
Date:: 2001-04-05
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Carved roulette; Grooving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-318, Vessel 1A
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-04-05
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

52. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 1, Unit 1, Levels 4-5. The jar (Vessel 3) was found sitting upright in association with a cluster of several other complete and broken pots (Vessels 1 & 2) in what has been interpreted as a kitchen area. Most of the jar has been surface treated with a twisted cord roulette. Single pendant grooved lines surround the circumference of the jar. A total of five circular impressions, perhaps made with a hollow reed, are placed below the intersection points of the pendant grooves. A hole in the base of the pot (ca. 7 cm across) may have been deliberately broken in this otherwise whole pot. Rim diameter: 17.5 cm at exterior lip. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 3 April, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-18299; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19007
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 1, Unit 1, Levels 4-5
Date:: 2001-04-03
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Cord roulette; Punctate; Grooving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-333, Vessel 3
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2002-03-04
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

53. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 1, Unit 1, Levels 4-6. The jar (Vessel 2) was found sitting upright in association with a cluster of several other complete (Vessels 1 & 3) and broken pots in what has been interpreted as a kitchen area. The upper surface of the round-based jar is undecorated. In a zone bounded by double grooved lines, the base and lower surface of the jar is surface treated with maize cob roulette. Groups of three circular punctates mark the spots where gooved lines meet. A hole in the base of the pot (4 x 3.5 cm) may have been deliberately broken in this otherwise whole pot. Rim diameter: 20.5 cm at exterior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 4 March, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-18299; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19006
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 1, Unit 1, Levels 4-6
Date:: 2001-04-03
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Maize cob roulette; Punctate; Grooving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-334, Vessel 2
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-04-03
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

54. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 16. The undecorated exterior surface of the round-based jar is orange-brown from firing, with areas of black fire-clouding. Roughly 30% of jar is represented. Rim diameter: 21 cm at exterior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 28 March, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 16
Date:: 2001-03-28
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-291
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-03-28
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

55. Everted-rim pottery jar, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: Photo of an everted-rim pottery jar (Vessel B) excavated from Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, levels 6-7, where the jar was positioned upright. A broken pedestal base (Vessel A, originally part of another vessel) sat atop the jar. The jar has a carinated shoulder and a rounded base. Above the carination, the jar's exterior surface is decorated with four horizontal grooved lines, between which are lines of dentate impression. Immediately above the carination in three locations around the vessel's circumference are triangular clusters formed by three circulate punctates joined by short grooved lines enclosing dentate impressions. In a zone marked by two parallel grooved lines, the jar's base is surface treated with carved routlette impressions. Rim diameter 20.8 cm at interior lip. Vessel height (base to rim) 15.8 cm. Photo scale in cm. Kuulo Kataa, 9 June, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, Levels 5-7
Date:: 1995-06-09
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Dentate impression; Punctate; Grooving; Carved roulette
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: KK 95-143, Vessel B
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-06-09
Genre Facet:: black-and-white negative
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

56. Clay smoking pipe, Site A233, 2001

Description:: A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (bottom: view from side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's cylindrical bowl has a flared pedestal base, the bottom of which shows signs of wear/abrasion. The bowl's rim has broken away. The stem joins the bowl at the base (a "single-angled" form). The cylindrical stem flares at the rim to a flattened lip. The pipe bowl is decorated with closely spaced rows of dentate impression. The flared base is decorated with several clusters of incised lines. Photo scale in cm. Site A233. 10 March, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 2001-03-10
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF A233 01-183
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-03-10
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: A233;8.17376,-2.49841
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.17376,-2.49841

57. Clay smoking pipe, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:: A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 3 views (center: view from side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top; bottom: view of base). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe was recovered in pieces, which have been refitted. The pipe's bowl is outward flaring but is missing its rim. The bowl's base is flared and lobed (a "quatrefoil" form) and shows signs of wear/abrasion. The stem joins the bowl at its base (a "single-angled" form). The pipe stem is decorated with closely spaced incised lines, but its end and rim are missing. The bowl is decorated by bands of incised lines which bound zones of dentate impression. Dentate impressions mark the area between lobes on the base. The bowl's interior is blackened from use. Photo scale in cm. Site Makala Kataa. 3 July, 1989.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, Unit 4W 0S, Level 3
Date:: 1989-07-03
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF MK6 89-006 & 008
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1989
Date searchable:: 1989-07-03
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724; -2.382957
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724; -2.382957

58. Clay smoking pipe, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 3 views (bottom left: view from front; bottom right: side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's bowl has a slightly flared base, the bottom of which shows signs of abrasion. Above its base, the pipe bowl is outward flaring. The bowl is decorated by overall diagonal incisions that meet to form a "V" pattern. The front is marked by a vertical row of circular impressions. Rounded appliques have been added to the bowl near to its base. The bowl's rim is missing. Its stem joins the bowl at its base (a "single-angled" form). The cylindrical stem is slightly collared at its end and has a rounded lip. The pipe has been minimally cleaned on the exterior and soil remains in the bowl interior. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 6 July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 138, Unit 130W 24S, Level 2
Date:: 1995-07-06
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 95-194
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07-06
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

59. Clay smoking pipe bowl, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: Broken bowl of a locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (left: bowl interior; right: bowl exterior). Pipes like this were made across West Africa after Europeans learned the practice of smoking tobacco from First Peoples of the Americas and introduced it to Africa in early centuries of the trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe bowl flares outward toward its rim and inward toward its base. Its inward-flaring bottom is decorated with red paint in a zone marked by a deep horizontal groove. Above this, decorated zones are separated by two vertical grooves. Zones of hatched incised lines alternate with vertical rows of rectangular impressions. The top half of the bowl's interior is blackened from use. The bowl's base and the pipe's stem are missing. The potting clay used to make the pipe is tempered with fine white grit. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 6 July, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 123, Unit 89E 86S, Level 8
Date:: 2000-07-06
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 00-379a
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000
Date searchable:: 2000-07-06
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

60. Clay smoking pipe, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (bottom: view from side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's bowl has a flared pedestal base with traces of red paint. The rounded pipe bowl is marked by deep vertical grooves at its base, above which are closely spaced horizontal rows of dentate impressions. The bowl's rim is missing. Its stem joins the bowl at its base (a "single-angled" form). The stem is collared at its end and has a flat lip. The potting clay used to make the pipe is tempered with fine white grit. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 4 July, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, 95E 108N, Level 3
Date:: 2000-07-04
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 00-326
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000
Date searchable:: 2000-07-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

61. Clay smoking pipe, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (bottom: view from side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's bowl has a flared pedestal base, the bottom of which shows signs of abrasion. Above its base, the pipe bowl is decorated with a zone of criss-cross incisions demarcated by two horizonal incisions (one above and one below). The bowl's rim is missing. Its stem joins the bowl above its base (a "double-angled" form). The stem flares somewhat toward its lip which is flattened. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa. 27 May, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 28E, Level 5
Date:: 2009-05-27
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 09-008
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-05-27
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

62. Clay smoking pipe, Makala Kataa, 1990

Description:: Stem and base of a clay smoking pipe, 2 views (bottom: view from side with pipe bowl to the right; top: view from top). Short-stemmed pipes like this were made across West Africa after Europeans learned the practice of smoking tobacco from First Peoples of the Americas and introduced it to Africa in early centuries of the trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe has a round flared base. Its bowl is missing. The stem joins the bowl at the base (a "single-angled" form). The cylindrical stem has a collared, lobed ("quatrefoil") lip with circular impressions and small incisions on each of four lobes. The pipes is decorated overall with a red slip. Photo scale in cm. Site Makala Kataa. 27 June, 1990.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 4, Unit 14W 35S, Level 11
Date:: 1990-06-27
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF MK6 90-029
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1990
Date searchable:: 1990-06-27
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724; -2.382957
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724; -2.382957

63. Clay smoking pipe, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 3 views (bottom left: bowl base and step viewed from top; bottom right: bowl base and stem from side, with pipe bowl to the left; top: bowl front). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's bowl has a slightly pedestaled base, the bottom of which shows signs of abrasion. Above its base, the pipe bowl is outward flaring and constricts slightly at the lip. The upper area of the bowl is decorated by overall vertical incisions interspersed with single vertical rows of circular impressions. A horizontal groove marks the boundary between a lower zone decorated with angled incisions. The pipe's stem joins the bowl above the bowl base (a "double-angled" form) and its lip is rounded. The pipe has been decorated with an overall red slip. It has been minimally cleaned on the exterior and soil remains in the bowl interior, with the end of a root visible in the bowl's base. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 29 June, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 106N, Level 4
Date:: 1995-06-29
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 00-268
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-06-29
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

64. Tanged iron blade, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A curved, tanged iron blade (brɔfiɛn in Nafaanra), slightly shouldered at the base (right), with a short narrow tang for the purpose of hafting to a wood handle. The tool shows signs of corrosion. The artfiact was excavated from a house mound. Scale in cm. Length: 19.1 cm. Weight: 54.7 g. Ngre Kataa, 4 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 28-30E, Level 7
Date:: 2009-06-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Blades (tool and equipment components); Cutting tools; Knives; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 09-113
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

65. Miniature iron shackles from a shrine cluster, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Miniature iron shackles (manacles). The artifact was excavated from a context that archaeologists interpret as a shrine located in metallurgical workshop. The shrine included many pottery jars and lids, iron bangles and other objects. The miniature shackles were placed inside a pottery jar, which was found lying on its side and broken. The shackles have been corroded by rust. Scale in cm. Width: 7.4 cm. Weight: 16.1 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 9-10 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19161
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 3. Piece plot, 41cm S, 75 cm W, 83 cm bd
Date:: 2009-06-10
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Manacles
Subjects Facet:: Shackles; Iron; Leg irons; Handcuffs; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 09-171
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-10
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

66. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Iron projectile point, the head of which (left) has a rounded base. Two small barbs project from the point's long tang. To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a straight shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. This artifact was found in an area that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop, in the vicintiy of anvil and grinding stones and features interpreted as forges. The projectile point shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 15.2 cm. Weight: 16 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 5. Piece plot 68-79 cm S, 22-23 cm W, 110 cmbd
Date:: 2009-06-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 09-354
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

67. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Triangular-headed iron projectile point with squared base (left) and long tang (right). To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a straight shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. This artifact was excavated from what archaeologists interpret as a house mound. It shows signs of corrosion by rust. Scale in cm. Length: 9.6 cm. Weight: 12.6 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 3 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 30E, Level 6. Piece plot, 44 cm S, 127 cm W, 76 cmbd
Date:: 2009-06-03
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 09-090
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-03
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

68. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Iron projectile point. The head (left) is asymmetrical, perhaps the result of its base being broken. The intact side of the base is shouldered. Two small barbs protrude from opposite sides of the point's long tang (right). To make an arrow, the tang would have been inserted into a shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood. This point was found in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. The artifact has been corroded by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 10.1 cm. Weight: 8.9 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 3
Date:: 2009-06-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 09-110
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

69. Artifact cluster, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A tri-looped iron bangle (SF 09-158) and a flat iron disc (SF 09-159) exposed insitu between two stones. The surfaces of the stones showed signs of use for grinding. This group of objects (cluster D) was found near--and may have been part of--a larger cluster of objects (A-D) that archaeologists interpret as a shrine placed over stratified deposits in a metallurgical workshop. Photo scale marked in 5 cm intervals. Arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 9 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19101; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19099
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 8W, base Level 4
Date:: 2009-06-09
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Iron; Bangles; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-09
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

70. Red-painted pottery bowl, Banda 27, 2001

Description:: Photo of a pottery bowl rim, interior view, with profile depicted (left). The shallow bowl's flattened rim is decorated with intersecting red painted lines, and the interior surface with zones of red paint. A narrow band of red paint appears on the external lip of the bowl, which has an otherwise plain exterior surface. An INAA sample ("Banda 27-7") from this bowl was assigned to the "K2" group of ceramic fabrics. It was therefore likely made from clays mined east of the Banda hills. Rim diameter: 26 cm at the interior lip. Sherd represents an estimated 12% of the bowl's circumference. Scale in cm. Site Banda 27. 27 January, 2001.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Banda 27, Mound 2, Unit 1, Level 3
Date:: 2001-02-27
Location(s) Facet:: Site Banda 27
Subjects:: Red paint; Bowl; Neutron Activation Analysis
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: FS01-119B, INAA Banda 27-7
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2001
Date searchable:: 2001-02-27
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Banda 27;8.191119, -2.16954
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.191119, -2.16954

71. Tanged iron blade, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: An iron blade, rounded at the tip (left), flared at the base and with a short tang (right) which allowed it to be hafted to a wood handle. The tool shows signs of corrosion. The blade was excavated from a level characterized by abundant iron slag and ashy soil. Scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 23 June, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 131, Unit 126E 140N, Level 10
Date:: 2000-06-23
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Tanged blade; Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Iron; Blades (tool and equipment components); Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 00-193
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000
Date searchable:: 2000-06-23
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

72. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Asymmetrical barbed iron projectile point with a bent shaft. This artifact was found in an area that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. It was found near--and may have been part of--a large cluster of objects interpreted as a shrine. The (partial?) point has been corroded by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 9.1 cm. Weight: 11.3 g. Site Ngre Kataa, 6 July 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 6. Piece plot, 5 cm S, 5 cm W, 102 cm bd
Date:: 2009-07-06
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 09-384
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-06
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

73. Tanged iron blade, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Tanged iron blade with pointed tip (left) and rounded shoulders. Two large concretions adhere to the blade's corroded surface. The tang (right) would have allowed the blade to be hafted to a wooden or bamboo shaft or handle. If hafted to a long shaft, it may have been used as a spear (chombo in Nafaanra). This artifact was found closely associated with a copper alloy twinned figurine, an iron bangle, a rounded quartz pebble and several other objects, which archaeologists interpret as a shrine cluster. The cluster was placed among metal-working features in a metallurgical workshop. Scale in cm. Length: 8.6 cm. Weight: 12.6 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 19 July 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19086; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17600; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19085
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 6W, Feature 5. Piece plot, 15-20 cm S, 161-167 cm W, 78 cm bd
Date:: 2008-07-19
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Blades (tool and equipment components); Cutting tools; Knives; Iron; Archaeology; Shrines; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 08-207
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-19
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

74. Iron bangle, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: A circular iron bangle, made from a rounded iron rod with abutting ends (bottom of photo). The bangle's surface is corroded by rust. This artifact was found closely associated with a copper alloy twinned figurine, a tanged iron blade, a rounded quartz pebble and several other objects, which archaeologists interpret as a shrine cluster. The cluster was placed among metal-working features in a metallurgical workshop.Scale in cm. Maximum diameter: 8.1 cm. Weight: 75 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 19 July 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19086; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19084; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17600;
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 6W, Feature 5. Piece plot, 4-12 cm S, 165-174 cm W, 77-79 cm bd
Date:: 2008-07-19
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Ornaments; Bangles; Iron; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 08-206
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-19
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

75. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Triangular-headed iron projectile point with a barb at the head's base (left) and a long tang (right). To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a straight shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. This artifact was found in an area (mound 7) that archaeologists interpret as a house mound. The projectile point shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 9 cm. Weight: 9.2 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 7 July, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 14N 24E, Level 2
Date:: 2008-07-07
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 08-128
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-07
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

76. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Triangular-headed iron projectile point (SF 09-033) with a slightly squared base (left ) and a short tang (right). To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a straight shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. This artifact was found close to several anvil/grinding stones in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. The projectile point shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 8.1 cm. Weight: 9.3 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 30 May 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19181
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 2W, Level 5. Piece plot: 53 cm S, 20 cm W
Date:: 2009-05-30
Location(s) Facet:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 09-033
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-05-30
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

77. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Iron projectile point with an asymmetrical head (left), a single barbed at the base of the head and a small barb on the opposite side along the tang. To make an arrow, the long tang (right) would have been inserted into a shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood. This artifact was found in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. The point has been corroded by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 15.2 cm. Weight: 13.7 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 2 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 0W, Level 3
Date:: 2009-06-02
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 09-069
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-02
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

78. Tanged iron blade, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: A curved iron blade (brɔfiɛn in Nafaanra), rounded at the tip (left), slightly shouldered at the base, with a long tang (right) for the purpose of hafting. The tool shows signs of corrosion. The artfiact was excavated from a house mound and found in a level of midden-like deposits. Scale in cm. Length: 11.2 cm. Weight: 11.7 gm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 14 June, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 118, Unit 66W 14N, Level 4
Date:: 1995-06-14
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Blades (tool and equipment components); Cutting tools; Knives; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 95-089
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-06-14
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

79. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Triangular-headed iron projectile point with a single barb at the base of its head (left) and a long thin tang (right). To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. The artifact shows signs of corrosion. The point was excavated from a deep midden mound in an disturbed by a pig burrow. Scale in cm. Length: 12.4 cm. Weight: 14.2 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 25 June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 8, Unit 8N 127E, Level 12
Date:: 2008-06-25
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 08-011
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-25
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

80. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Triangular-headed projectile point with barbs on either side of the head's base (left). Its long tang (right) is bent. To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a straight shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. This artifact was found in an area that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. The projectile point shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 9.8 cm. Weight: 10.2 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 5 July, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 6W, Level 3; piece plot: 67-71 cm S, 142-156 W
Date:: 2008-07-05
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF NK 08-112a
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-05
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

81. Copper alloy (brass) bar, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A piece of a copper alloy (brass) bar, found in association with burned features that archaeologists interpret as linked to metalworking (left: side view; right, end views). The bar is square in cross-section (right). One end appears finished and has a slight circular depression or dimple (bottom right). The other end (top right) is jagged and appears to be broken from a longer bar. The artifact was recovered from soil associated with an amorphous burned feature, underneath which were a series of burned basins likely created by forging activities. The object is similar in appearance to brass bars known from the Ma'adin Ijafen cache of brass ingots documented by Theodore Monod in eastern Mauritania in the 1960s. As such, this may be the form in which metalworkers got the copper alloys that were worked at the site. Length: 1.7 cm. Weight: 2.8 g. Scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa. 25 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19110
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 8W,Level 5. Piece plot: 198 cm W, 88 cm S, 110 cm bd
Date:: 2009-06-25
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities); Copper alloys; Metalworkinig
Identifier:: SF 09-293
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-25
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

82. Iron disc, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A flat, thin iron disk. The object is corroded by rust. Its function is unknown. The disc was found in close association with a large anvil or grinding stone and adjacent to a distinctive pottery vessel and a smaller, irregularly shaped piece of flat iron (SF 09-171). This group of objects was located within an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. Scale in cm. Width: 9.4 cm. Thickness: .2 cm. Weight: 49.3 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 July 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19107; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19104; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19103
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 5. Piece plot: 134-140 cm S, 144-151 cm W, 100-107 cm bd
Date:: 2009-07-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Iron; Artifacts (Antiquities); Archaeology
Identifier:: SF 09-370
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

83. 17-19103

Description:: A flat, irregularly shaped iron with circular depression. The object is corroded by rust and its original form and function are unknown. It was found in close association with a large anvil or grinding stone (GS 09-15), a circular iron disk (SF 09-370) and a distinctive pottery vessel (NK 09-787). This group of objects was located within an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. Scale in cm. Width: 5.7 cm. Thickness: .2 cm. Weight: 9 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 July 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19107; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19102; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19104
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 5. Piece plot: 130-134 cm S, 152-155 cm W, 109-112 cm bd
Date:: 2009-07-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Iron; Artifacts (Antiquities); Archaeology
Identifier:: SF 90-371
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

84. Partial pottery vessel, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Interior view (left) and exterior view (right) of a partial pottery jar. The pot was found insitu near an anvil/grinding stone in an area interpreted by archaeologists as a metallurgical workshop. The jar's everted rim is rounded (right, top). Its exterior surface (right, bottom) shows evidence of layering, with an upper layer of clay added to a leather-hard lower layer before the pot was fired. The pot's walls are thicker than typical domestic pottery. Its find location suggests that it was probably made for an industrial rather than domestic purpose (possible pot bellow?). Dark smudging on the exterior surface affected both the upper and lower layers of clay, implying that it was exposed to high heat in a reducing atmosphere after manufacture. Striations on the vessel's interior (left) are the result of smoothing and forming during manufacture, with a small area of post-manufacture smudging visible (upper left). The vessel's ceramic fabric is tempered with laterite and crushed slag inclusions. It was found in close association with an anvil/grinding stone (GS 09-15), a circular iron disc (SF 09-370) and an irregularly shaped flat piece of iron (SF 09-371). Intact rim's diameter (exterior lip): 13.5 cm. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 July 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19107; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19103; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19102;
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 4, 97-105 cm bd
Date:: 2009-07-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar
Subjects Facet:: Pottery; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: NK 09-787
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

85. Iron projectile point fragment, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Partial iron projectile point, the tip of the head (left) broken off. The base of the head forms a right angle barb with the short tang. The tang (right) would have been inserted into a shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to form an arrow. This point was found in an area (mound 7) that archaeologists interpret as a house mound. The artifact is corroded by rust. Scale in cm. Length: 9.1 cm. Weight: 13.6 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 30E, Level 8
Date:: 2009-06-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 09-114
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

86. Iron disc, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: Flat, thin iron disk (SF 09-159). The object is corroded by rust and its edges notched in two spots. Its function is unknown. The disc was found in a cluster (cluster D) with an iron bangle (SF 09-158) and two stones whose surfaces showed evidence of grinding. The cluster was part of a wider feature (clusters A-D) that archaeologists interpret as a shrine, which overlaid stratified deposits in a metallurgical workshop (mound 6). Scale in cm. Width: 8.1 cm. Thickness: .2 cm. Weight: 29.8 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 9 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19092; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19101
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 8W, Level 3. Piece plot: 194 cm S, 4 cm W, 85 cm bd.
Date:: 2009-06-09
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Iron; Artifacts (Antiquities); Archaeology
Identifier:: SF 09-159
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-09
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

87. Tri-looped iron bangle, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A tri-looped iron bangle (SF 09-158). The bangle was formed from a single round iron rod, looped three times at the top (detail, left). The rod is joined with a single twist at the base, with each end of the rod overlaid by a thin iron strap (bottom), causing slight thickening on either side of the twisted base. The bangle was found in close association with a flat iron disc (SF 09-159) and two stones whose surfaces showed evidence of grinding (cluster D). Archaeologists interpret this context as part of a larger shrine feature (clusters A-D) in a metallurgical workshop. The bangle shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Width: 8.5 cm. Weight: 30.2 g. Ngre Kataa. 9 June 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19092; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19099
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 8W, Level 3. Piece plot: 195 cm S, 22 cm W, 85 cm bd.
Date:: 2009-06-09
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Ornaments; Bangles; Iron; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 09-158
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-09
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

88. Insitu artifact cluster, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A large insitu anvil/grinding stone in an area interpreted by archaeologists as a metallurgical workshop. It is associated with several smaller stones that show signs of use as grinding or hammer stones. On the northwest side of the stone is a partial pottery vessel--unusual for its layered construction (NK 09-787). To the right of the partial pot are two flat iron discs (larger, above, SF 09-370 and smaller, below SF 90-371). The smaller grinding stone (upper left of photo) rested, grinding surface down, on top of a pottery jar (NK 09-788) which was exposed in the next excavation level. Photo scale bar in 5 cm increments. Photo arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 July 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 7
Date:: 2009-07-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Iron; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Coverage:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19103; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19102
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

89. Insitu artifact cluster, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A large insitu anvil/grinding stone in an area interpreted by archaeologists as a metallurgical workshop (two views). It is associated with several smaller stones that show signs of use as grinding or hammer stones. On the northwest side of the large stone (GS 09-15) is a partial pottery vessel--unusual for its layered construction (NK 09-787). Sitting adjacent to the partial pot are two flat iron discs (larger one, above in photo 1, SF 09-370 and smaller, below in photo 1, SF 90-371). A smaller grinding stone (GS 09-24) sits northeast of the anvil stone, positioned with its grinding surface down. It rested on top of a pottery jar (NK 09-788) which was exposed in the next excavation level. An area of fire-hardened sediment to the southeast of the anvil stone (photo 2) is interpreted as part of a forging feature. Photo scale bar in 5 cm increments. Photo arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 July 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19104; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19103; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19102
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 7
Date:: 2009-07-04
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Iron; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-04
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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90. Pottery jar, mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Photo of a globular pottery jar (NK 08-176) found in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. The pot was found sitting next to a large grinding stone (GS 08-03). The jar's lip is slightly everted and its upper surface is undecorated. A horizontal band of contiguous diagonal impressions marked in alternating directions ("/\/\") appears above the jar's rounded shoulder. Its lower body and base are darkened and surface treated with fiber roulette impression. Rim diameter: 18cm at exterior lip. Vessel height (base to rim): 17 cm. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa. 1 July 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19127
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 4W. Piece plot: 145-160 cm W, 12-30 cm S, 46-63 cm bd
Date:: 2008-07-01
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Fiber roulette
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities); Pottery
Identifier:: NK 08-176
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-01
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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91. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Iron projectile point fragment. The elongated head (left) has a single barb at its base and a short tang (right). The point has been corroded by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 11.3 cm. Weight: 14 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 26 June 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 8, Unit 8N 127E, Level 14
Date:: 2008-06-26
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Iron tool
Subjects Facet:: Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 08-024
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-26
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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92. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Photo of a pottery jar with a slightly everted rim (NK 08-406), found insitu in an area that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. Above its rounded shoulder, the jar's surface is undecorated, with the possible exception of traces of red pigment in some areas. The jar's shoulder is decorated with a band of circular punctates interspersed with cross-hatched designs, repeated twice around the jar's circumference. Its base and lower body are surface treated with cord roulette in a zone bounded by a band of diagonal impressions which create a zigzag design ("/\/\"). The jar is fire-clouded in zones across its surface. The jar was found in the vicinty of a grinding stone (GS 08-10), a partial tuyere (NK 08-284) and a burned feature. Rim diameter at exterior lip: 20 cm. Vessel height: 19 cm. Site Ngre Kataa. 15 July 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17598
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 42N 4W. Piece plot: 39-56 cm S, 37-55 cm W, 66-81 cm bd
Date:: 2008-07-15
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects:: Jar; Punctate; Cord roulette
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: NK 08-406
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-15
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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93. Iron bangle, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: An iron bangle (SF 08-182) made by coiling a flat iron rod with thinned pointed ends. The bangle was found in association with pottery, other bangles and artifacts (cluster A). Archaeologists interpret this context as part of a larger shrine feature (clusters A-D) that capped a metallurgical workshop. The bangle shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Width: 8.2 cm. Weight: 38.8 cm. Site Ngre Kataa. 15 July 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19143
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 46N 8W, Level 1. Piece plot: 0 cm S, 110-117 cm W, 36-38 cm bd
Date:: 2008-07-15
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Ornaments; Bangles; Iron; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 08-182
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-15
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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94. Iron bangle, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: An iron bangle (SF 08-183) made from a spiral-twisted round iron rod with overlapping ends. The bangle was found in association with pottery, other bangles and a dog cranium and jaws (cluster B). Archaeologists interpret this context as part of a larger shrine feature (clusters A-D) that capped a metallurgical workshop. The bangle shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Width: 9.5 cm. Weight: 115.5 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 15 July 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19169
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 1. Piece plot: 112-122 cm S, 138-148 cm W, 37 cm bd
Date:: 2008-07-15
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Ornaments; Bangles; Iron; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 08-183
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-15
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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95. Shrine cluster, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A pottery lid (NK 09-626) is positioned vertically with its interior surface facing south. Above it (slightly right) is a poorly preserved, friable dog skull. A large tree root has been truncated above and left of the pot lid. Beneath the lid is an iron bangle (SF 09-219), angled upward. The bangle is pressed up against a dog mandible, which has been placed at a diagonal angle below the pot lid, its mandibular joint oriented upward. Several teeth remain in the mandible. A burned feature can be seen immediately below this assemblage of objects. This cluster (B, 11) was part of a larger set of clusters (A-D) that archaeologists interpret as a shrine in a metallurgical workshop. Photo scale at top in cm. Arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 16 June 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Levels 4-5, Cluster 11
Date:: 2009-06-16
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Ornaments; Bangles; Dogs; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-16
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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96. Shrine cluster, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A pottery lid (NK 9 09-626) is positioned vertically with its interior surface facing south. Above it (slightly right) is a poorly preserved, friable dog skull. A large tree root has been truncated above and left of the pot lid. Beneath the lid is an iron bangle (SF 09-219), angled upward. The bangle is pressed up against a dog mandible, which has been placed at a diagonal angle below the pot lid, its mandibular joint oriented upward. Several teeth remain in the mandible. A burned feature can be seen immediately below this assemblage of objects. This cluster (B, 11) was part of a larger set of clusters (A-D) that archaeologists interpret as a shrine in a metallurgical workshop. Photo scale at top in cm. Arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 16 June 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19154; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19155; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19156; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19195
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Levels 4-5, Cluster 11
Date:: 2009-06-16
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Ornaments; Bangles; Dogs; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-16
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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97. Shrine cluster, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A fragmented pottery lid (NK 09-626) is positioned vertically with its interior surface facing south. A large tree root is visible behind the lid, below the sign board. A dog cranium positioned above and an iron bangle placed below the lid have been removed. Additional excavation has exposed several pottery rim sherds below a dog mandible, which is positioned diagonally below the pot lid with its mandibular joint oriented upward. Several teeth remain in the mandible. A second less well-preserved dog mandible has been exposed below this. A burned feature can be seen immediately below this assemblage of objects. This cluster (B, 11) was part of a larger set of clusters (A-D) that archaeologists interpret as a shrine in a metallurgical workshop. Photo scale marked in 5 cm increments. Arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 30 June 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19153;https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19155; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19195
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Levels 4-5, Cluster 11
Date:: 2009-06-30
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Dogs; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-30
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

98. Iron bangle, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: An iron bangle (SF 09-219) made from a round iron rod, its ends fused to create a continuous circle. The bangle was found beneath a pottery lid in a composition that included a dog cranium and jaw bones (cluster B/11). Archaeologists interpret this context as part of a larger shrine feature (clusters A-D) in a metallurgical workshop. The bangle shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Width: 7.6 cm. Weight: 26.8 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 16 June 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 5. Piece plot: 108-112 cm S, 137-144 cm W, 108-110 cm bd
Date:: 2009-06-16
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Ornaments; Bangles; Iron; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF 09-219
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-16
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

99. Yellow glass bead, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: A barrel-shaped drawn glass bead (SF 08-234), opaque yellow in color. The bead is somewhat asymmetrical in shape and has angled ends. Compositional analysis of the bead (via LA-ICP-MS) showed it be made of mineral soda alumina (m-Na-Al) glass, probably produced in South Asia. The bead was found in the fill of a feature adjacent to a circular area of burned soil in a context (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. Scale in cm. Length: 4.6 mm. Weight: 0.18 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 17 July 2008.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19141
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 6W, 78-91 cm bd
Date:: 2008-07-17
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities); Glass beads; Ornaments
Identifier:: SF 08-234
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-07-17
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

100. Base of a shrine cluster, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:: A tree that took root atop a shrine cluster has been cut back to a stump (center photo). Most of the objects in the shrine clusters (B-C) have been removed. To the left and below the tree stump, clusters of pottery (10 & 11) can be seen, including a red-colored pottery lid oriented vertically (cluster 11). An iron bangle, a dog cranium and dog mandibles were found associated with that lid. To the right (north) of the stump, a tri-looped iron bangle (SF 09-218) has been pedestaled (left of the black-and-white photo scale stick). The level above this had been covered by a cluster (cluster C) of pottery, including several pot lids, together with an iron bangle and a miniature pair of iron manacles. To the east and west, two large anvil stones are visible, one to the right (east) of the tree stump (GS 09-26) and one to the left (west, GS 09-32). To the left of the stump, a burned feature is visible below the pottery cluster (cluster 11). Photo scale bar marked in 5 cm increments. Arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 16 June 2009.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19153; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19162
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 4
Date:: 2009-06-16
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Excavations (Archaeology); Shrines; Ornaments; Bangles; Dogs; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-16
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

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