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Pages in category "Archaeology of Ghana" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Ghana" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Begho;
The remains of fortified trading-posts, erected between 1482 and 1786, can still be seen along the coast of Ghana between Keta and Beyin. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration. [3] Asante Traditional Buildings: Ashanti Region
The earliest evidence of iron in northern Ghana is at Daboya, but it has also been found at other sites in central Ghana, such as Atwetwebooso, Abam, Amuowi Rockshelter, Abam, Bonoso, and New Buipe. [10] Excavations at Coconut Grove on the southern coast have revealed iron slag in association with ceramics, stone beads, and quarts.
The National Museum, also known as the National Museum of Ghana, is a museum located in Accra, Ghana. Established in 1957, it is the largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). [2] [1] The museum closed in 2015 for restoration until eventually reopening in 2022. [3]
Bosumpra Cave situated on the map of Ghana Bosumpra Cave is an archaeological site situated on the Kwahu plateau , which forms part of the easternmost section of the Ashanti uplands. The plateau and uplands lie just north of the Akan lowlands, and run diagonally across south-central Ghana for c. 200 km from near the western border with Ivory ...
Contact and interaction between hunter/gatherer, pastoralist, and incoming farming communities remains an important topic of interest in African archaeology today. In 2014, ancient DNA analysis of a 2,330-year-old male forager's skeleton in southern Africa found that the specimen belonged to the L0d2c1c mtDNA haplogroup.
During this time he conducted the first archaeological excavations in Ghana at Dawu near Accra. [6] He served at the Cambridge Institute of Education from 1951 to 1964. During the 1950s, Shaw helped found and organize the collections of the Ghana National Museum and establish the archaeology department at the University of Ghana. These were ...