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The Kintampo Archaeological Research Project (KARP): academic collaboration and field research in Ghana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Derek Watson  and
James Woodhouse
Derek Watson
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University College London, London WC1H 0PY, England. derek1watson@yahoo.com, james.woodhouse@ucl.ac.uk
James Woodhouse
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University College London, London WC1H 0PY, England. derek1watson@yahoo.com, james.woodhouse@ucl.ac.uk
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The Kintampo Archaeological Research Project is the first venture conducted under the auspices of the academic collaboration established between the Department of Archaeology, University of Ghana (UG) and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (UCL). KARP is a field-based project designed around two separate areas of research, encon~passingth e Late Stone Age (LSA) Punpun (hunter–gatherers) and Kintampo Cultures (agropastoralists) and development and change within iron metallurgical technology in the region. These studies aim to elucidate the social, economic and technological dynamics of prehistoric Ghana and to generate material that will be made available to researchers from both Universities. The direct responsibility for supervision of the project on the British side is Dr Kevin MacDonald (UCL), Dr Yaw Bredwa-Mensah (UG) supervises and co-ordinates the research collaboration, and overall responsibility for the project lies with Professor Peter Ucko (UCL). To date the project has undertaken three field seasons: an initial survey of the study area, followed by the excavation of several suitable sites during the second season and this year. An additional season will be conducted during summer 2002, completing the first phase of KARP. However, continuing joint collaborations are envisaged.

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Antiquity , Volume 75 , Issue 290 , December 2001 , pp. 813 - 814
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2001

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