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Birimi
Birimi is an archaeological site associated with the Kintampo Complex, located in northern Ghana between the towns of Gambaga and Nalerigu, which was occupied during the Middle Stone Age, Later Stone Age, and Iron Age. Site Birimi is an archaeological site that was discovered in the northern regions of Ghana. The site lies on the Gambaga escarpment, about 3.5 kilometers to the northwest of the town of Nalerigu. Excavations of the site begun in the year 1987, led by Francois Kense. These were also the first excavations in the wider area around this site. The Birimi site is situated primarily within a system of seasonal stream channels, which are covered with lithic artifacts and show signs of extractive activities. During research and excavation campaigns at Birimi, samples were taken to learn about the site and its broader region; these samples included pottery, burned daub, sediment, charcoal and palaeobotanical remains for stylistic, archaeometry and/or dating purposes. Midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintampo Complex
The Kintampo complex, also known as the Kintampo culture, Kintampo Neolithic, and Kintampo Tradition, was established by Saharan agropastoralists, who may have been Niger-Congo or Nilo-Saharan speakers and were distinct from the earlier residing Punpun foragers, between 2500 BCE and 1400 BCE. The Kintampo complex was a part of a transitory period in the prehistory of West Africa, from pastoralism to sedentism in West Africa, specifically in the Bono East region of Ghana, eastern Ivory Coast, and Togo. The Kintampo complex also featured art, personal adornment items, polished stone beads, bracelets, and figurines; additionally, stone tools (e.g., hand axes) and structures (e.g., building foundations) were found, which suggests that Kintampo people had both a complex society and were skilled with Later Stone Age technologies.Anquandah, James (1995) The Kintampo Complex: a case study of early sedentism and food production in sub-Sahelian west Africa, pp. 255–259 in Shaw, Thurst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
