The stone circle sites of Komaland, northern Ghana, in West African archaeology

Anquandah, James

doi:10.1007/bf01117091

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“…000372 1972;Kpone Traditional Affairs C.S.O. 21/22/14211985. According to Field (1961: 18, 78), the choice of settling near the Dzorkor Stream was informed by the fact that it flowed all year round, a situation which guaranteed migrants regular availability of water.…”

Section: Historical Background Of the Sega And Kpone Peoplementioning

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Contents Conscientious Achievements of the Dangme before the Atlantic Contact: Insights from Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Investigations at Sega and Kpone, Greater Accra Region, Ghana Fritz Biveridge .......................................................... 1 Quand la reine-mère Dokuwa libère l’Akyem Abuakwa de ladomination Ashanti Kouamé René Allou .......................................................................25 Recruitment, Resistance and Memories of the First World War among the Terik of Kenya Eliud Biegon .................................................................................33 Parcours de la première génération de leaders politiques en Casamance : affirmation identitaire et luttes politiques au Fuladu (1946-1958) Mouhamadou Moustapha Sow .................................................................................59 Youth Activism and Ethnic Violence in Nigeria: From Decolonisation to the Nigeria-Biafra War Gloria Chuku ..............................................................................................77 Operation Vijiji and its Aftermath: Land Nationalisation, Villagisation and Disputes in Mbulu District, North-Western Tanzania, 1961–2006 Juma Marmo Paresso .............................................................................109 Le minbar de la dispute ou l’affaire de la « grande mosquée » de Bakel (1995-1996) Saliou dit Baba Diallo ........................................................................................ 133

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Section: Historical Background Of the Sega And Kpone Peoplementioning

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“…The method successfully predicted the location of both known and previously unrecorded deposits with an accuracy of over 95%. Africanist archaeologists are well-positioned to lead the way on the integration of anthropological models and theories into applications of remote sensing, given the long tradition of theorizing population movements, the emergence of complex social, political and economic forms, regional interaction and other landscape-scale behaviors (e.g., Anquandah 1987;Ashley et al 2016;Breunig et al 1996;Harlan and Stemler 1976;Stahl 1985;Wynne-Jones and Fleisher 2015).…”

Section: Future Directions For Remote Sensing In African Archaeologymentioning

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Aerial and Spaceborne Remote Sensing in African Archaeology: A Review of Current Research and Potential Future Avenues

Davis

Douglass

2020

Afr Archaeol Rev

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Africa represents a vast region where remote sensing technologies have been largely uneven in their archaeological applications. With impending climate-related risks such as increased coastal erosion and rising sea levels, coupled with rapid urban development, gaps in our knowledge of the human history of this continent are in jeopardy of becoming permanent. Spaceborne and aerial remote sensing instruments are powerful tools for producing relatively complete records of archaeological settlement patterns and human behavior at landscape scales. These sensors allow for massive amounts of information to be recorded and analyzed in short spans of time and offer an effective means to increase survey areas and the discovery of new cultural deposits. In this paper, we review various case studies throughout Africa dealing with aerial and satellite remote sensing applications to landscape archaeology in order to highlight recent developments and highlight future research avenues. In particular, we argue that (semi)automated remote sensing methods stemming from machine learning developments will prove vital to expanding our knowledgebase of Africa's archaeological record. This is especially important for coastal and island regions of the continent where climate change threatens the survival of much of the archaeological record.

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“…The third case is from Koma. Koma Land, is well known for its magnificent and detailed anthropomorphic and zoomorphic terracotta figurines, has been a subject/ site of studies from the perspectives of history, archaeology and art history from the 1980s (Anquandah 1986(Anquandah , 1987(Anquandah , 2002Berns 1993;Cocle 1991;Insoll & Kankpeyang 2010;Insoll et al 2013). Koma Land spans the borders of five administrative regions of Ghana --Upper West, Upper East, Savannah, North East, and Northern regions.…”

Section: The Demand For Koma Terracotta Figurinesmentioning

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Looted and illegally acquired African objects in European museums: issues of restitution and repatriation in Ghana

Eyifa-Dzidzienyo

Nkumbaan

2020

Cont. J. Afr. Stud.

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Ghana’s post-independence governments have made a number of requests for the return of looted and illegally acquired Ghanaian cultural objects in the collections of European museums. While the majority of those requests were denied, a few were honoured. This paper assesses three of the demands and the aftermath of their return. It also examines the preparedness of heritage institutions and museums in Ghana inrelation to issues of restitution and repatriation. The paper identifies the numerous challenges confronting the museum and heritage sector in Ghana and concludes by calling on policy makers, traditional authorities, universities and the government of Ghana to deepen public awareness of cultural heritage, invest more in museums and heritage institutions to function well and revisit earlier demands that were denied.

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The stone circle sites of Komaland, northern Ghana, in West African archaeology

Cited by 19 publications

References 6 publications

Afrika Zamani: n°26, 2018 - Full Issue

Afrika Zamani: n°26, 2018 - Full Issue

Aerial and Spaceborne Remote Sensing in African Archaeology: A Review of Current Research and Potential Future Avenues

Looted and illegally acquired African objects in European museums: issues of restitution and repatriation in Ghana

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