Abstract:
This research presents results of historical archaeological investigations
undertaken along the eastern coastal belt of Ghana on how the Danish-
Dangbe encounter which spanned circa, 1650–1800, shaped the socioeconomic
history of the indigenous Dangbe who occupied the area. Data
for the study was derived primarily from archaeological, historical and
ethno-historical investigations conducted at Kpone, Prampram, Sega and
Ningo. The study revealed that European cuisines, dress codes,
weaponry and architecture constituted some major material culture
embraced by the ancestors of the Dangbe. The large quantum and wide
array of European trade goods recovered from the excavations is also
evident of the importance of commercial relations that developed
between the two groups during the period