Banda Research Project, 1982-2011: Background to the Project
Creators: name: Stahl, Ann B.
Publisher: name: (:unav)
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Brong-Ahafo (State / Territory)
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subject: Bono Region
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85399/bono-region
subject: Banda area
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85402/banda-area
subject: Republic of Ghana (Country)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76091/republic-of-ghana-country
subject: Makala phase
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subject: Kuulo phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/8274/kuulo-phase
subject: Ngre phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/8275/ngre-phase
subject: Early Atlantic phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/8276/early-atlantic-phase
subject: Volta phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/8277/volta-phase
subject: West African
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9229/west-african
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Iron Age
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/153/iron-age
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Village
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/396/village
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Dating Sample
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3/dating-sample
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Human Remains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/9/human-remains
subject: Macrobotanical
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/10/macrobotanical
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Village
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/101628/village
subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Ethnohistoric Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/17/ethnohistoric-research
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/9/research-design-data-recovery-plan
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: This document describes the archaeological activities of the Banda Research Project, which from 1982-2011 investigated sites dating to the last two millennia in the Banda area, Bono Region, Ghana. It summarizes the project’s history and describes general excavation strategies and lab procedures as context for using the excavation field notes and other materials curated in The Digital Archaeological Record’s (tDAR) “Banda Through Time” Collection (https://core.tdar.org/collection/70383/banda-through-time).