04785nam 22006733u 450 991079710330332120210107181528.09988-8602-6-9(CKB)3710000000434467(EBL)2071843(SSID)ssj0001526280(PQKBManifestationID)11887094(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001526280(PQKBWorkID)11504366(PQKB)11381927(MiAaPQ)EBC2071843(PPN)192170775(EXLCZ)99371000000043446720150629d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrCurrent Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana[electronic resource]Oxford Sub-Saharan Publishers20141 online resource (354 p.)Social sciences series Current perspectives in the archaeology of Ghana Description based upon print version of record.9988-8602-3-4 Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; Biographical Information of Authors; Foreword; THE PREHISTORY OF GHANA; Chapter 1 - Archaeology of Ghana: An Introduction; Introduction; Archaeological Developments in Ghana: A Historical Outline; Essence of the Thematic Section in this Departmental Reader; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 - Excavations at an Earthwork Site at Asaman and Their Implications for the Archaeology of the Forest Areas of Southern Ghana; Introduction; Site Survey; The Excavations; Finds from the Excavations; Dating the SiteDiscussionConclusion; References; Chapter 3 - Resilient Villagers: Eight Centuries of Continuity and Change in Banda Village Life; Introduction; Practices without History: Village Life as 'Cultural Substrate'; The Dynamics of Village Life in Banda; Banda in the late 18th through 19th centuries; Village life during the early Atlantic period (16th through early 18th centuries); Village life in the context of Saharan trade (13th to the early 16th century); Concluding Thoughts; Acknowledgements; References; ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACHESChapter 4 - Combining Geo-Historical Information with GIS Techniques: An Example of the Historical Slave Route Heritage in Ghana.Introduction; Overview of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in Ghana; What is GIS and What Can a GIS Do?; GIS Hardware, Software Data Sources and Software Selection; Spatial Data Capture and Creation of Attribute Data; Description of How GIS Layers were Chosen; Brief Description of GIS Thematic Map Layers Used; Discussion of GIS Thematic Map LayersHow GIS could assist National Heritage and Tourism Planning as well as Landscape Archaeological Research Application in GhanaConclusion; References; Chapter 5 - Maritime Archaeology in Ghana; Introduction; Maritime Archaeological Research in Ghana; The Elmina Wreck Project; Further Research; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 6 - Gender in Archaeology: A Ghanaian Perspective; Introduction; Gender in Archaeology; Women in the Practice of Ghanaian Archaeology; Gender Interpretation in Ghanaian Archaeology; Gender Analysis of Kpando Pottery ProductionGender Analysis of Abompe Bauxite Bead Making IndustryConclusion; References; Chapter 7 - Anthropological Examination of Yeji Salt Trade and its Linguistic Repertoire; Introduction; A Brief Multi-Linguistic Background of Yeji; Linguistic Anthropology of Salt at Yeji; Salt Related Proverbs; Conclusion; References; HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY; Chapter 8 - Historical Archaeology: Methods, Meanings, and Ambiguities; Origins and Definitions; Historical Archaeology as a Time Period; Historical Archaeology as a Method; Historical Archaeology as a Research QuestionDocuments, Oral Histories, and the Material Record in sub-Saharan AfricaArchaeology -- GhanaExcavations (Archaeology) -- GhanaGhana -- AntiquitiesArchaeologyGhanaHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCRegions & Countries - AfricaHILCCArchaeology -- Ghana.Excavations (Archaeology) -- Ghana.Ghana -- Antiquities.ArchaeologyHistory & ArchaeologyRegions & Countries - Africa966.701Anquandah James1547945Kankpeyeng Benjamin1547946University of GhanaAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910797103303321Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana3804586UNINA