Indigenous slavery, the trans-Saharan commerce in slaves and modern forms of slavery
have all impacted upon Ghanaian life, and abundant material evidence for these various …

This article discusses how archaeological sites in Sierra Leone, and by extension much of
West Africa, can be identified through vegetation patterns (vegetation signatures) detectable …

Abstract When Northern Ghana was colonized at the beginning of the twentieth century, one
of the central economic innovations on the part of the colonial government was the …

Historical archaeology is a growing and vibrant field of inquiry in West Africa. Since the
1980s, there has been a steady increase in the number studies related to the Atlantic trade …

Varied interpretations have been provided for the figurine mound sites located in Koma
Land and in the Mogduri District, Northern Region, Ghana, including that they represent …

Life in nineteenth century northern Ghana was characterised by insecurity as inhabitants
experienced frequent slave-raiding. Local villages forged alliances with raiders as a means …

Integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to formation processes across a
range of scales from micro-artifact to region and from historical to environmental processes …

The archaeology of Ghana north of 10 degrees remains little known, thus between 2004 and
2009 archaeological research was completed in the Tong Hills, the home of the Talensi …

The impact of development has been identified as one of the most pressing concerns in
heritage management in Africa. At the same time, heritage has also been recognized as …

This study is an archaeological investigation of the relationship between the practice of
ironworking and the political centralization of the Mamprugu state in Northern Ghana, which …