LEADER 04785nam 22006733u 450 001 9910797103303321 005 20210107181528.0 010 $a9988-8602-6-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000434467 035 $a(EBL)2071843 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001526280 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11887094 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001526280 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11504366 035 $a(PQKB)11381927 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2071843 035 $a(PPN)192170775 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000434467 100 $a20150629d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCurrent Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana$b[electronic resource] 210 $aOxford $cSub-Saharan Publishers$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (354 p.) 225 0 $aSocial sciences series Current perspectives in the archaeology of Ghana 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a9988-8602-3-4 327 $aCover; 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 Site 327 $aDiscussionConclusion; 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 APPROACHES 327 $aChapter 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 Layers 327 $aHow 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 Production 327 $aGender 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 Question 327 $aDocuments, Oral Histories, and the Material Record in sub-Saharan Africa 606 $aArchaeology -- Ghana 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology) -- Ghana 606 $aGhana -- Antiquities 606 $aArchaeology$zGhana 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 606 $aRegions & Countries - Africa$2HILCC 615 4$aArchaeology -- Ghana. 615 4$aExcavations (Archaeology) -- Ghana. 615 4$aGhana -- Antiquities. 615 0$aArchaeology 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 615 7$aRegions & Countries - Africa 676 $a966.701 700 $aAnquandah$b James$01547945 701 $aKankpeyeng$b Benjamin$01547946 712 02$aUniversity of Ghana 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797103303321 996 $aCurrent Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana$93804586 997 $aUNINA