Kintampo

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.

See also

* Kintampo District

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 sub-Sahelian west Africa", 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

Sources

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GH/0/Kintampo.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 288m]