Excavations at Banda, Ghana.
This month’s Archaeological Society of B.C. public lecture is coming up soon, on Tuesday April 20th, in Victoria. Everyone is welcome to attend these free talks. The details are as follows:
Ann Stahl
Professor and Chair of Anthropology, University of Victoria
Ritual & Metallurgy: Genealogies of Practice in Banda, Ghana.
The goal of the Banda Research Project has been to investigate the dynamism of African village life in relation to shifting global connections ranging from the imposition of colonial rule at the end of the 19th century and extending to the early first millennium AD when Banda villagers participated in the Saharan trade. Our 2008 and 2009 field seasons at Ngre Kataa revealed extensive primary metal- working contexts dating to the period cal AD 1200-1400 where the site’s inhabitants produced copper alloy and iron objects. These metal-working features and deposits co-occur with a series of apparent shrine deposits. The evening’s presentation will explore the nature of these deposits, and share preliminary insights into the implications of our findings for our understanding of craft specialization and the genealogies of metallurgical practice in the Banda area.
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Place: Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 West Burnside Road.
For information, e-mail asbcvictoria@gmail.com
A poster for this talk can be downloaded here (PDF)
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