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The '''Kintampo''' [[archeology|archeological]] site in [[Ghana]] dates back to 2500-1400 BCE and is one of the earliest known sites for the cultivation of the [[cowpea]]. Evidence of polished [[Hand axe|stone axe]]s, stone beads, buildings of stone, domestic pots, ceramic [[sculpture]]s of humans and animals indicate that Kintampo was established by practitioners of both [[pastoralism]] and [[horticulture]]. |
The '''Kintampo''' [[archeology|archeological]] site in [[Ghana]] dates back to 2500-1400 BCE and is one of the earliest known sites for the cultivation of the [[cowpea]]. Evidence of polished [[Hand axe|stone axe]]s, stone beads, buildings of stone, domestic pots, ceramic [[sculpture]]s of humans and animals indicate that Kintampo was established by practitioners of both [[pastoralism]] and [[horticulture]]. |
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The Kintampo people lived in villages composed of rectangular [[wattle and daub]] structures (the historical shape and material of [[Akan]] buildings) at [[Netereso]], overlooking the [[White Volta]], 50 km west of [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], in a settlement covering about 750 square metres. |
The Kintampo people lived in villages composed of rectangular [[wattle and daub]] structures (the historical shape and material of [[Akan]] buildings) at [[Netereso]], overlooking the [[White Volta]], 50 km west of [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], in a settlement covering about 750 square metres no honkys allowed. |
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The Kintampo archeological site in Ghana dates back to 2500-1400 BCE and is one of the earliest known sites for the cultivation of the cowpea. Evidence of polished stone axes, stone beads, buildings of stone, domestic pots, ceramic sculptures of humans and animals indicate that Kintampo was established by practitioners of both pastoralism and horticulture.
The Kintampo people lived in villages composed of rectangular wattle and daub structures (the historical shape and material of Akan buildings) at Netereso, overlooking the White Volta, 50 km west of Tamale, in a settlement covering about 750 square metres no honkys allowed.
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References
- Phillipson, David W (2005), pp-147, 148. African Archaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-83236-5
- Anquandah, James (1995) The Kintampo Complex: a case study of early sedentism and food production in west Africa no honkys allowed , pp. 255-259 in Shaw, Thurstan, Andah, Bassey W and Sinclair, Paul (1995). The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-11585-X
- Stahl, A. B. (1995) Intensification in the west African Late Stone Age: a view from central Ghana, pp. 261-273 in Shaw, Thurstan, Andah, Bassey W and Sinclair, Paul (1995). The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-11585-X
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