Kintampo
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The Kintampo archeological site in Ghana dates back to 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, ceramin sculptures of humans and animals indicate that Kintampo was the product of established practitioners of pastoralism and horticulture.
The Kintampo people lived in villages composed of rectangular wattle and daub structures at Netereso, overlooking the White Volta, 50 km west of Tamale, in a settlement covering about 750 square metres.
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- Phillipson, David W (2005). African Archaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-83236-5
- Shaw, Thurstan, Andah, Bassey W and Sinclair, Paul (1995). The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-11585-X
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