NYAME AKUMA

Burundi

Prospections géophysiques de sites archéologiques de métallurgie du fer dans
      la région centre du Burundi
      Elizabeth Vignati-Pagis et Albert Hesse...............................................................................2

Cameroon

Refuse disposal and mound formation: An ethnoarchaeological approach in Northern Cameroon
      Kimberly S. Jones...............................................................................................................11

Eritrea

German fieldwork in Eritrea
      Steffen Wenig.....................................................................................................................20

Ethiopia

The 1997 B.U./I.O.U. Excavations at Bieta Giyorgis, Aksum: A preliminary report
      Kathryn Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich.................................................................................22

Ghana

Obituary for Boyasi Hill: A Kintampo site in Ashanti region, Ghana
      Joanna Casey and Roland Sawatsky..................................................................................29

Report of excavations at the Birimi site in northern Ghana
      J. Casey, R. Sawatsky, D.I. Godfrey-Smith, N. Quickert, A.C. D’Andrea,
      M. Wollstonecroft and A. Hawkins......................................................................................32

Guinea

The technology of iron production in the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea
      Rolf Jensen.........................................................................................................................39

Tanzania

The Excavation at Kwale Island, south of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
      Felix Chami and Paul J. Msemwa......................................................................................45

Archaeological site survey from Kisiju to Dar es Salaam
      Emanuel T. Kessey.............................................................................................................57

Uganda

Archaeological research in Bunyoro-Kitara: preliminary results
      P. Robertshaw, E.R. Kamuhangire, A. Reid, R. Young, S.T. Childs and N. Pearson..........70

Conference news

Call for papers: Historical and contemporary Bourgou in the West African context......................78

Report on the workshop on the archaeological heritage of Eastern Africa
      J.E.G. Sutton.....................................................................................................................78

Report on the second workshop on the archaeobotany of North Africa
      Katharina Neumann..........................................................................................................79