1. Données sur la métallurgie ancienne du fer dans la périphérie est de Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso: résultats de recherche des sites de production ancienne du fer à Gonsé.
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Ilboudo-Thiombiano, Foniyama Élise
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In Burkina Faso, the mapping of iron metallurgy by Jean-Baptiste Kiethega makes it possible to identify four metallurgical provinces. Gonsé, located in the centre of the country, is part of the large metallurgical province of Boose characterised by a diversity of techniques and types of furnaces. To improve understanding of these activities and obtain complete coverage of the Burkinabe territory, fieldwork was carried out in Gonsé, a village located in the eastern outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Drawing on a combination of archaeological excavation, oral tradition and historical sources, the questions raised by this research concern the nature of the vestiges of iron metallurgy found there, their dates and their links with existing data. Ironworking is evidenced on the surface by the presence of furnace bases, slags, the remains of nozzles and fragments of furnace walls. Circular in shape, the air supply system for the stoves probably took the form of natural ventilation. The remains have characteristics close to the technical traditions known as KRS 3 (fourteenth to sixteenth centuries AD) from Korsimoro (Sanmatenga) and B3 (sixteenth to twentieth centuries AD) from Bam. Excavation of the furnace bases (F1 and F3) at workshop 1 shows that the main construction material used was clay. Furnace 1 is dated between the third and fifth centuries AD while F3 dates to between the fifth and sixth centuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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