Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Anquandah James
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| Titolo: |
Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana [[electronic resource]]
|
| 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
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| 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.: | 9910797103303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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