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Samuel Nilirmi Nkumbaan

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of Ghana, Legon Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF ARTS
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
ArchaeologyMuseum StudiesHeritage ManagementTourismArt History
Publications

20

Citations

214

H-index

8

i10-index

7

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
10.7
Most cited paper
43
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2025
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 00:42
Publications

20 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Indigenous cosmology, art forms and past medicinal practices: Towards an interpretation of ancient Koma Land sites in northern Ghana
BW Kankpeyeng, SN Nkumbaan, T Insoll
2011 Anthropology & Medicine 18 (2), 205-216, 2011 Humanities 43
Fragmentary ancestors? Medicine, bodies, and personhood in a Koma mound, northern Ghana
T Insoll, BW Kankpeyeng, SN Nkumbaan
2012 Archaeology of spiritualities, 25-45, 2012 Humanities 26
Ancient shrines? New insights on the Komaland sites of northern Ghana
BW Kankpeyeng, SN Nkumbaan
2009 Crossroads/Carrefour Sahel: Cultural and Technological Developments in First …, 2009 Humanities 24
Rethinking the stone circles of Komaland. A preliminary report on the 2007/2008 fieldwork at Yikpabongo, Northern Region, Ghana
BW Kankpeyeng, SN Nkumbaan
2008 Current archaeological research in Ghana, 95-102, 2008 Humanities 22
Insights into past ritual practice at Yikpabongo, northern region, Ghana
B Kankpeyeng, N Swanepoel, T Insoll, S Nkumbaan, S Amartey, M Saako
2013 African archaeological review 30 (4), 475-499, 2013 Humanities 21
Looted and illegally acquired African objects in European museums: issues of restitution and repatriation in Ghana
GAME Dzidzienyo, SN Nkumbaan
2020 Contemporary Journal of African Studies 7 (1), 84-96, 2020 Humanities 15
The archaeology of slavery: a study of Kasana, Upper West Region, Ghana
S Nkumbaan
2008 Current archaeological research in Ghana, 103-115, 2008 Humanities 12
Fragmentary Ancestors. Figurines from Koma Land, Ghana.(Exhibition Catalogue)
T Insoll, B Kankpeyeng, S Nkumbaan, M Saako
2013 Manchester Museum, 2013 Humanities 8
In vitro antibacterial activities of selected TB drugs in the presence of clay minerals against multidrug-resistant strain of Mycobacterium smegmatis
PK Arthur, V Amarh, EJS Blessie, R Yeboah, BW Kankpeyeng, ...
2020 Cogent Engineering 7 (1), 1742853, 2020 Humanities 7
Birifoh Belief System: Perspectives from Birifoh-Sila Yiri, Upper West Region, Ghana
MM Saako
2014 Humanities 7
Novel Nanocrystal Clay Materials with Potential Bone Cells Growth Enhancement or Inhibition Characteristics In Vitro
EK Tiburu, BW Kankpeyeng, SN Nkumbaan, A Salifu, JQ Zhuang
2017 Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering 30, 45-60, 2017 Humanities 6
Archaeological investigation at Tando Fagusa, Koma Land, Northern Ghana
SN Nkumbaan
2015 Unpublished PhD Thesis]. Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies …, 2015 Humanities 5
Archaeology and sociopolitical engagements in Ghana: Experiences from the Krobo mountain archaeological project
WN Gblerkpor, SN Nkumbaan
2014 Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana, 2014 Humanities 5
Fragmentary ancestors
T Insoll, B Kankpeyeng, S Nkumbaan, M Saako
2013 Figurines from Koma Land, Ghana.(Exhibition Catalogue), 2013 Humanities 5
Small-Scale wars in the Northern parts of ghana: A case study of the forced migration during 1994 Nanumba-Konkomba wars and its effects on women
KO Akurang-Parry, SN Nkumbaan, AL Appiah
2025 African Journal of Social Sciences Education 3 (1), 145-178, 2025 Social Sciences 3
Cultural Resource Management Archaeology in Ghana
SN Nkumbaan, WN Gblerkpor
2014 Current Perspectives in the Archaeology, 2014 Humanities 3
Archaeology in the “Overseas”, Northern Region, Ghana: challenges and prospects
S Appiah-Adu, SN Nkumbaan, KD Akuamoah
2016 Humanities 2
[동향] 아프리카 조각상의 DNA 분석으로 고대 무역 루트 발견
B Kankpeyeng, S Nkumbaan, T Insoll, NJ Swanepoel
2017 Humanities 0
In vitro antibacterial activities of selected TB drugs in the presence of clay minerals against multidrug-resistant strain of Mycobacterium smegmatis
EJS Blessie, V Amarh, SN Nkumbaan, PK Arthur, EK Tiburu, ...
1900 Cogent Engineering, 0 Humanities 0
The Nexus Between Archaeological Exploration and Heritage Contestation: Perspectives From Pizaga, Upper West Region of Ghana
JA Manu, SN Nkumbaan
1900 Humanities 0