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Description
Top two: It is a broken and horizontal Drawn bead, Class Ib (Kid & Kidd 2012; Karklins 2012). Bottom two: They are drawn and reheated. They are drawn beads and False coral beads (DeCorse 1989; Karklin 2012; Kidd & Kidd 2012).
Typology
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Chronology
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Comments
Within the Layer D cultural strata (about 2m), all the four-17th century European glass beads were found at level 3 (40 ΓÇô 60cm) to level 10 (200 ΓÇô 220cm), while the two 13th to 15th century Islamic beads were found in the context of level 7 (120 ΓÇô 140cm) to level 12 (240 ΓÇô 260cm) also in the same layer D cultural strata. Interestingly, this typo-chronological analysis and dates provided by the Begho beads especially the two Islamic beads coincide with the two C-14 sample dates of 1306 ΓÇô 1363 AD and 1306 ΓÇô 1364 AD from levels 9 (160 ΓÇô 180cm) and level 12 (240 ΓÇô 260cm) respectively (Kumah, 2022).
Provenience (context)
No Provenience available.
Project Context
Project Name: Begho Area Archaeological Project (BAAP)
Project Description: None
Research Year: 2018
Researcher(s): Daniel Kumah
Publications: No publications available
Excavations
Site: Begho-Hani
Subsite: Brong Quarter (B2)
Excavation Date: Jan. 6, 2020
Excavation Duration: 20
GPS Coordinates: N 7┬░50┬┤36.4", W 02┬░27┬┤32.2"
Excavation Procedure: A courtyard mound measuring 21m by 26m with a height of approximately 2.72m was selected for excavation. A trench measuring 2m by 10m, oriented in the south-north direction, was dug across the mound, extending from its crest to its depression. Excavation began at arbitrary levels of 20cm. All deposits were excavated by hand using trowels or small handpicks for compact materials. A 20mm mesh sieve was used to ensure optimal recovery of artifacts and fragmentary materials. Special and fragile finds were bagged in clear zip-lock bags, while ceramics, which comprised the majority, were bagged in black polythene bags. The excavation revealed four main cultural layers and a fifth layer that did not contain any cultural material. There were clear traces of collapsed wall material and a wall stump (W 01) constructed into the natural laterite platform, extending 0.90m deep and stretching from the north-western to the north-eastern part of the trench. To verify if the trench had reached sterile soil, a 1m x 1m unit was excavated in the middle part of the trench. This test-pit, excavated to a depth of 18cm (from 260cm to 278cm), revealed no cultural materials, only a reddish laterite natural layer.
Artifacts Recovered: Ceramics, smoking pipes, faunal remains, metal objects (iron and copper), beads, crucibles, and flakes.