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Paleoproterozoic rock units belonging to Birimian Supergroup, common across West Africa, dominate northwest and southwest Ghana. The Birimian Supergroup has two units, one a succession of sedimentary rocks including phyllite, tuff and greywacke overlain by conglomerate, sandstone and shale and the other a volcanic tholeiitic magma series.
Larabanga is a community known to be a site of myths and mystical happenings. The stone is known to return to its original place of rest after several attempts of moving it to a different location. In the 1950s, some British road constructors were compelled to redirect a major road after 3 attempts to remove the stone. Since all efforts proved ...
Bosumpra Cave was the first site of its kind to be excavated in Ghana and although it is frequently cited in literature and discussions concerning the West African Late Stone Age, the significance and interpretation of its occupational sequence and material culture have been a matter of speculation. [1] [2]
Larabanga (Arabic: لارابانجا) is a town in West Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of Ghana.It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian mosque, said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest mosque and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old.
Laribanga Mystery Stone Northern Region: Mystic stone Tamale: Larabanga Mystery Stone During the British times, in Ghana there was a road that was laid near the Larabanga Mosque, a stone was removed during the process to make way for the road. The next day, the stone was found again on the same place it was displaced from. . Upload Photo Upload ...
The Birimian rocks are major sources of gold and diamonds that extend through Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso. They are named after the Birim River, one of the main tributaries of the Pra River in Ghana and the country's most important diamond-producing area. Ghana and Mali are the second and third largest producers of gold ...
The earliest evidence of iron in northern Ghana is at Daboya, but it has also been found at other sites in central Ghana, such as Atwetwebooso, Abam, Amuowi Rockshelter, Abam, Bonoso, and New Buipe. [10] Excavations at Coconut Grove on the southern coast have revealed iron slag in association with ceramics, stone beads, and quarts.
Umbrella Rock, Koforidua, Ghana Umbrella Rock, 2004 The Umbrella Rock is a mysterious rock located just about seven kilometres close to the Boti Falls in the Yilo Krobo District, Ghana, hence tourists who visit Boti Falls usually take advantage to pass by and experience the mystery of nature of the rock. [1]