Excavation and Conservation of Oursi hu-beero

$61K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Burkina Faso
Start Date	Feb 04, 2004
End Date	Jun 07, 2006
Duration	854 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77088-48`

Grant Description

To excavate, conserve and highlight the importance of Oursi hu-beero, one of the most important sites for medieval archaeology in West Africa.

Dating from the 10th century AD, it is a rare example of preserved African architecture from this period, and contains well-preserved household equipment from the turn of the first millenium AD.