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Excavations at Wodoku and Lodoku and their implications for the archaeology of the Accra Plains

J. Boachie-Ansah

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Finds from excavations at Wodoku and Ladoku, the original home of the Nungwa and La people respectively are described, and their implications for the archaeology of the Accra Plains, particularly as they relate to the pottery sequence, Ga-Dangme origins, chronology of settlements, economy and subsistence practices are discussed. Institute of African Studies: Research Review Volume Research Review Supplement 17 2006: pp. 55-89

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Finds from excavations at Wodoku and Ladoku, the original home of the Nungwa and La people respectively are described, and their implications for the archaeology of the Accra Plains, particularly as they relate to the pottery sequence, Ga-Dangme origins, chronology of settlements, economy and subsistence practices are discussed. Institute of African Studies: Research Review Volume Research Review Supplement 17 2006: pp. 55-89

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Finds from excavations at Wodoku and Ladoku, the original home of the Nungwa and La people respectively are described, and their implications for the archaeology of the Accra Plains, particularly as they relate to the pottery sequence, Ga-Dangme origins, chronology of settlements, economy and subsistence practices are discussed. Institute of African Studies: Research Review Volume Research Review Supplement 17 2006: pp. 55-89

Key concepts: Pottery, Archaeology, Chronology, Excavation, Human settlement, Subsistence agriculture, Settlement (finance), Geography

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