Acknowledgements
Grateful acknowledgement is necessary to many people without whom the Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project (www.christiansborgarchaeologicalheritageproject.org) would not have been possible.
Special thanks to His Excellencies, the Presidents of Ghana: President John Jerry Rawlings, President John Agyekum Kufour, President John Atta Mills, President John Dramani Mahama, and President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo. My gratitude also to Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, Nii Bonne V, Nii Dzamlodza VI, Nii Kwashie Aniefi V, Nii Ako Nortei IV, Aawon Klotey, Aawon Opobi, Naa Ashorkor Obaniehi I, Nii Kwabena Bonnie IV, Saban Atsen, Nii Sorgla, Earl Teddy Nartey, and the Osu Traditional Council.
I owe thanks to Raymond Atuguba, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Julius Debrah, Yaw Donkor, Ebenezer Mantey, Mark Alo, Prosper Dzakobo, Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Nana Asante Bediatuo, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, Samuel Abu Jinapor, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, John Agbeko, Nana Osafo-Adjei, Hamidu Nuhu, Michael Opoku, Fritz Baffour, Henry Wood, and Ayiku Wilson. Thanks are also due to Kofi Amekudi, William Barnor, Edward Nyarko, Daniel Kumah, Ernest Fiador, Gideon Agyare, Raymond Agbo, Anokye and Samuel Nobah, and those who requested not to be mentioned by name. Thanks of course to the entire team. My deepest appreciation to the people of Osu. Research was made possible thanks to grants from the Stanford Archaeology Center, Stanford Anthropology Department, Joukowsky Institute, Whiting Foundation, Rappaport Foundation, Martha Joukowsky Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation and Embassy of France.
Community outreach education was made possible thanks to donations from the Wenner-Gren
Foundation, British High Commission, Egality Law, Kadijah Amoah, Richard Appiah Otoo, Emmanuel
Sessou, Benjamin Elegba, and other anonymous donors. Thanks are due to the Danish Maritime Museum, Danish National Archives, and British National Archives for their support.