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Excavations at Kintampo

West African archaeological newsletter (12)Published In 1970 • Pages: 71-73

By: Flight, Colin.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief summary of excavations and findings at the K6 rockshelter.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
General tools
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
West African Neolithic
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Western Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2021
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1968-1969
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
4500-200 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
K6 rockshelter, Kintampo South, Bono East, Ghana
NotesAdditional notes
Colin Flight
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
75207385
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
West African Neolithic