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Description
Fabric is fine-grained and well fired. Quartz and mafic temper were used in its production. Its burnished with a direct-inverted rim, measuring 20 cm in diameter on average. They are globular jars. It has the Herrings-fish-bone decoration.
Typology
N/A
Chronology
Dates to about mid-1300s to the 18th century.
Comments
Some were also found at other sites, particularly B2 and Nyarko. Petrographic analysis was conducted on them by geologists from the University of GhanaΓÇÖs Earth Science Department in 2022, and it confirms the pottery contained quartz and mafic or volcaniclastic rocks. Geologically, the Bono are inundated with these types of volcanic rocks.
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.