Wazi Apoh

Personal Data & Education

Prof. Wazi Apoh started his appointment as a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of Ghana on 9th June 2009. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Philosophy Degree in archaeology from the University of Ghana in 1997 and 2001 respectively. His exposure to new methods and techniques of archaeology and anthropology from the United States of America, where he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in archaeological anthropology in 2008, is indeed an indispensable asset needed in the training of students in this department. Prior to his coming to Ghana, he taught for a couple of years as a Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholar at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. He also worked as a Senior Research Aide with the Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton University from 2002 to 2007. During which time he was engaged in a variety of heritage impact assessment works and archaeological surveys at cultural resource management sites in Upstate New York.

Courses Taught/Student Supervision

Approaches to the Study of the Past (ARCH 111)
Archaeology and the African Cultural Heritage (ARCH 112)
Introduction to Human Osteology and Forensic Science (ARCH 330)
Archaeological Methods and Theory (ARCH 405),
Ethnographic Field Methods and Techniques (ARCH 417)
Post-Field Laboratory Analysis (ARCH 402)
For the graduate level, he has taught Applied Archaeology (ARCH 612)
History of Archaeological method and Theory (ARCH 601).

In terms of mentoring students, he has served as an Academic Advisor for Level 100, 300 and 600 since he joined the Department. In addition, he has directed field school research projects for final year students of archaeology at Adome-Atimpoku (2010), Anfoega (2011), Kpando (2011/2012), Ho (2014-2018) and Denu/Hedzranawo/Adafienu (2019 to present). He has advised and supervised a number of long essays, master’s theses and doctoral dissertations in the department.

Areas of Specialization and Current research

His specialty is in the fields of African archaeology, cultural heritage management, contract/salvage archaeology and development archaeology. Since 2005, he has been involved in a number of on-going research activities. These include the Kpando Archaeology Project,
The Kpando German Heritage Rehabilitation Project,
The German Togoland Archaeological Project,
The Adome-Atimpoku Ironworking Archaeological Project
The Bui Dam Salvage Archaeology Project.
The Marine Drive Salvage Archaeology Project, Osu
The Archaeology and Museology Projects at Denu, Hedranawo and Adafienu, Ghana
The Coastal Volta Enslaved Route Project (CVERP)
The Ho Kpodzi Early Bremen Mission House Rehabilitation Project