UG IntelliSphere - University of Ghana Intelligence Sphere

Publications

45

Citations

574

H-index

14

i10-index

16

Publication activity

Publication statistics

Average citations: 12.8
Most cited paper: 109
First publication year: 1900
Latest publication year: 2022
Last updated: 16 Sep 2026, 02:55

Publications

45 matching publications

Publication	Year	Journal	Thematic area	Citations
Ghana's vanishing past: Development, antiquities, and the destruction of the archaeological record BW Kankpeyeng, CR DeCorse	2004	African Archaeological Review 21 (2), 89-128, 2004	Humanities	109
The slave trade in northern Ghana: landmarks, legacies and connections BW Kankpeyeng	2009	Slavery and Abolition 30 (2), 209-221, 2009	Humanities	59
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
The archaeology of shrines among the Tallensi of northern Ghana: Materiality and interpretative relevance TK Insoll	2009	Shrines in Africa, 41-70, 2009	Humanities	27
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
The cultural landscape of Tongo-Tengzuk: Traditional conservation practices BW Kankpeyeng	2009	ICCROM Conservation Studies 2, 2009	Natural Sciences	22
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
Temporalising anthropology: archaeology in the Talensi Tong Hills, northern Ghana T Insoll, R MacLean, B Kankpeyeng	2013	Africa Magna Verlag, 2013	Humanities	20
The tension between communities, development, and archaeological heritage preservation: The case study of Tengzug cultural landscape, Ghana BW Kankpeyeng, T Insoll, R MacLean	2009	Heritage Management 2 (2), 177-197, 2009	Humanities	18
Excavations and Surveys in the Tongo Hills, Upper East Region, Ghana. July 2005. Fieldwork Report T Insoll, B Kankpeyeng, R MacLean	2005	Nyame akuma 64, 16-23, 2005	Humanities	17
An archaeological reconnaissance in the Tong Hills and Garu Area, Upper East Region and Nakpanduri, Northern Region, Ghana T Insoll, B Kankpeyeng, R MacLean	2004	Nyame akuma, 25-33, 2004	Humanities	14
The archaeology of Kpaliworgu: A case study of culture continuity and change in Northern Ghana before 1900 BW Kankpeyeng	2003	Syracuse University, 2003	Humanities	14
Excavations and surveys in the Tongo Hills, Upper East Region, and Birifor, Upper West Region, Ghana. March–April 2008. A preliminary fieldwork report T Insoll, R MacLean, B Kankpeyeng	2008	Nyame akuma 69, 11-22, 2008	Humanities	13
Archaeological resources management in Ghana BW Kankpeyeng	1996	Syracuse University, 1996	Social Sciences	10
Internal meanings: Computed tomography scanning of Koma figurines from Ghana T Insoll, B Kankpeyeng, S Fraser	2016	african arts 49 (4), 24-33, 2016	Humanities	9
Shrines, Rituals, and Archaeology in Northern Ghana T Insoll, B Kankpeyeng, R MacLean	2007	Current World Archaeology 26, 2007	Humanities	9
Current perspectives in the archaeology of Ghana J Anquandah, B Kankpeyeng	2015	Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2015	Humanities	8
Fragmentary Ancestors. Figurines from Koma Land, Ghana.(Exhibition Catalogue) T Insoll, B Kankpeyeng, S Nkumbaan, M Saako	2013	Manchester Museum, 2013	Humanities	8
Excavations and surveys in the Tongo Hills, upper East region, Ghana. July 2006. A preliminary fieldwork report T Insoll, B Kankpeyeng, R MacLean	2007	Nyame Akuma 67, 44-59, 2007	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
Ritual complexity in a past community revealed by ancient DNA analysis of pre-colonial terracotta items from Northern Ghana HA Robinson, T Insoll, BW Kankpeyeng, KA Brown, TA Brown	2017	Journal of Archaeological Science 79, 10-18, 2017	Humanities	7
Archaeology of Ghana: An introduction J Anquandah, B Kankpeyeng, W Apoh	2014	Current perspectives in the archaeology of Ghana, 1-17, 2014	Humanities	7
As above, so below”: ritual and commemoration in African American archaeological contexts in the northern United States CJ LaRoche	2014	Materialities of ritual in the Black Atlantic, 296-316, 2014	Humanities	7