As a Ghanaian archaeologist, I have been conducting research at Christiansborg Castle in Accra, Ghana. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle is a former seventeenth century trading post, colonial Danish and British seat of government, and Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana. Today, it’s known in local parlance as simply “Osu Castle” or “The Castle”. My research is the first archaeological excavation of the castle. I became interested in the history of the castle when [...]

Engaged Anthropology Grant: Rachel EngmannIn 2014 Rachel Engmann received a Post-Ph.D. Research Grant to aid research on ”Slavers in the Family: The Archaeology of the Slaver in Eighteenth Century Gold Coast”. In 2018 Dr. Engmann had the opportunity to return to her fieldsite when she received an Engaged Anthropology Grant to aid engaged activities on “Excavating Knowledge”. Read the Article

Christainsborg Castle in Accra, Ghana was strategically situated on the West African Coast, formerly - and notoriously - known as the 'Coast of Guinea' and 'White Man's Grave.' A 17th Century former trading post, Danish and British colonial seat of government, and Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana, Christiansborg Castle is a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read the Article

Christiansburg Archaeological Heritage Project. In 2015 and 2016, UNESCO provided support for the Christiansburg Castle Heritage Project led by Professor Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann (a direct descendant of Carl Gustav Engmann, a Danish Governor at the castle and a Director of the Danish Slave Trading Organization). The Christiansburg Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was the seat of Danish and British colonial governments and recently, the former Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana. Read [...]