Discovering Ghana’s Past, an Interdisciplinary Colloquium

Time: Feb. 22, 2019, 3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Location: 204 Maxwell Hall

This colloquium highlights current, interdisciplinary research into Ghana’s past. It draws on collaborations between Syracuse University (the Department of Anthropology), the University of Rochester (Department of History and the Program on Archaeology, Technology, and Historical Structures), and the University of Ghana, Legon (Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies). Participants will present on varied aspects of Ghana’s archaeology and history, and on the preservation, structural assessment and interpretation of the European forts, castles, and trading posts established in coastal Ghana between the late fifteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Program

• Welcome and Opening Remarks, Professor Deborah Pellow, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University
• Discovering Ghana’s Past, Christopher R. DeCorse, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University
• Preliminary Investigations of Fulfulso-Alipe Mounds, Northern Ghana, Siaw Adu Appiah, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University
• The Archaeology of Danish Plantations, David Abrampah, University of Ghana Legon; Visiting Lecturer University of Rochester
• A Multidisciplinary Field School on Heritage Castles and Forts of Coastal Ghana, Renato Perucchio, Mechanical Engineering and ATHS, University of Rochester
• From Laser Scans and Photogrammetry to Virtual and Augmented Reality Models of Elmina Castle and Fort Amsterdam, Michael Jarvis, Department of History, University of Rochester
• Engineering Solid Models for Multidisciplinary Applications, Christopher Muir, Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester
• Building the Solid Model of Elmina Castle from Multiple Survey Data, Samantha Turley, Program on Archaeology, Technology, and Historical Structures, University of Rochester
• Visualizing Historical Data on the Construction Sequence of Elmina Castle, Naftalia Flatte, Program on Archaeology, Technology, and Historical Structures
• Engineering Evaluation of Dutch Vaulted Structures in Elmina Castle and Fort Amsterdam, Kate Korslund and Marcos Dos Santos, Mechanical Engineering
• Discussion and Closing Remarks

Support for the Colloquium has been provided by the Maxwell African Scholars Union and a Central New York Humanities Corridor Grant. If you have any questions or require accommodations, please contact Chris DeCorse.

Chris DeCorse, Anthropology