A forest settlement near Esumeja, south of the later Kumasi, where the Asante say the Aduana clan came out of the ground.
The Shinnies' excavations (from 1986) found it continuously inhabited since the ninth century, with a peak of occupation between 1200 and 1700 by radiocarbon; an older earthworks pottery style gives way there to the later Akan ware. On 1 January 1200 a living village of the forest farmers, at the start of its main period.
Who holds it
- Title
- Not known
- Since
- Not known
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
No lord known.
How things stand that morning
A village under its own lineage heads.
Communities
Forest Akan farmers (clans of the later Asante tradition: Aduana, Oyoko).
Walls and castle
See summary.
Trade and crafts
Farming; iron; pottery.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Excavated and radiocarbon-dated; tradition for its meaning.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.