Book
Archaeology of Gonja, Ghana: excavations at Daboya
University Calgary Press • Calgary • Published In 1989 • Pages:
By: Shinnie, P. L., Kense, François J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document describes the major excavations at the town of Daboya, dating from the Kintampo Neolithic to the twentieth century, and at another four other sites dating from the last 500 years. During the Kintampo Neolithic, Daboya was a settlement with multiple dwellings. The pottery and its decoration are described in detail, as are other archaeological findings.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Archaeological survey methods
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Settlement patterns
- Visual arts
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Typologies and classifications
- 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
- Book
- 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
- 1977-1985
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4435-75 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Daboya, North Gonja, Savannah, Ghana
- NotesAdditional notes
- P. L. Shinnie and F. J. Kense
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-369) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92247583
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- West African Neolithic
- Iron age--Ghana--Daboya (Northern Region)
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Ghana--Daboya (Northern Region)
- Gonja (African people)--Antiquities
- Daboya (Northern Region, Ghana)--Antiquities