Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana

• Autore: Anquandah James
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Disciplina: 966.701
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology -- Ghana; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Ghana; Ghana -- Antiquities; Archaeology - Ghana; History & Archaeology; Regions & Countries - Africa
• Altri autori: KankpeyengBenjamin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Site ; DiscussionConclusion; 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 ; Chapter 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 ; How 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 ; Gender 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 ; Documents, Oral Histories, and the Material Record in sub-Saharan Africa
• Titolo autorizzato: Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana
• ISBN: 9988-8602-6-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814590803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II