Ntereso

Site of a fishing settlement related to the Kintampo industry, located to the east of that industry's main area of distribution, in the valley of the White Volta, northern Ghana. Bifacially flaked arrowheads, small axes, bone harpoon heads and fish hooks may have affinities with sites far to the north, in the southern Sahara. The site dates to the late 2nd millennium BC.

The site of a fishing settlement related to the Kintampo industry, located to the east of that industry’s main area of distribution, in the valley of the White Volta, Ghana. In addition to artefacts characteristic of Kintampo were others, notably bifacially flaked arrow-heads, bone harpoon-heads and fish hooks which may have affinities with sites far to the north, in the southern Sahara. Particular interest attaches to the remains at Ntereso of a rectangular house built of poles and mud daub, incorporating carved wooden mouldings. A wide range of fish was caught, hunting was practised and small goats herded. The site, which dates to the late 2nd millennium be, was occupied during the dry season and also, perhaps, at other times of the year.