From Egypt to Bonn: Our experiences as guest researchers at the KAAK
German tale of the two guest scientists from Egypt, Mariam Adel and Fernadne Lozada.
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P07 “Routes of Interaction”– What happened in the meantime?
Report on the research of P07 in the first project phase.
„Entangled Africa“-Presentation at the Sudan Day 2022
Announcement for a presentation from project 03 „InterLINK“ at Sudantag 2022
The Lake Chad Region as a Crossroads – Lecture at the Ècole de Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS, Paris)
Lecture at EHESS in Paris on the current research results from project 04 „The Lake Chad Region as a Crossroads“.
Entangled Africa researchers travel to Ghana with TANA
The 8th annual meeting of TANA, held in Ghana from February the 22nd to the 24th, 2022, was also attended by researchers from the SPP.
Entangled Research – Entangled Africa: Report on the annual meeting 2021
At the SPP annual meeting held on Jan. 10, 2022, participants were able to enjoy the research results to date, along with exciting new findings.
Planet Africa – Pilot project of a new exhibition concept
The research results of the SPP „Entangeld Africa“ will be presented to the public at different locations in Africa and Germany with a flexible exhibition concept.
Call for session papers on „Western Sudan“ at 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies
From the ranks of the SPP „Entangled Africa“ Jana Eger-Karberg invites together with Tim Karberg to a panel at the 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies.
Colloquium at the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Cologne
Copyright University of Cologne Colloquium at the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology of the University of Cologne The Department of Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Cologne invites you to its […]
Report on SAfA Session „Entangled Africa“
On August 24, 2021, the time had finally come: During the 25th conference of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists, the virtual session „Entangled Africa: Interactions, relations and networks within Africa“ organized by Alexa Höhn and Friederike Jesse took place. There was a lively discussion and exchange about prehistoric depictions of herdsmen up to the copper trade of the 19th century.
‚Entangled Africa‘ Research Symposium at virtual SAfA 2021
On Aug. 24, 2021, the ‚Entangled Africa‘ research symposium „Interactions, relations and networks within Africa“ will be held as part of SAfA 2021. From prehistoric pastoral representations in the Sahara to the 19th century copper trade, a wide range of topics will be discussed.
Making archaeological charcoal visible
The remains of firewood, which was used at a daily basis in archaeological settlements, are indicators of the environment of a site and its changes due to climate and human impact. The first batch of SEM images of charcoal from Mege, Nigeria, was recently published in the webservice iDAI.objects. The open access images and data serve as a reference for colleagues and provide an introduction to charcoal research for young international scientists.
Natural Sciences and archaeology: Collaborative research for ‚Entangled Africa‘
Entangled Africa‘ encompasses both the connectivity of people and the connectivity with and of ecosystems, plants, and landscapes. In the second meeting of the methodological working group „Natural Sciences“, the course was set for collaborative research and data management across project boundaries.
New paper on human impact on Tigray’s landscape
The spatial relation between gully erosion and distance to settlements and footpaths, as typical areas of human interaction, with the natural environment in rural African areas is investigated.
‘Entangled Africa’ researchers appointed directors of German Archaeological Institute departments
Two new directors of the DAI’s departments come from the ranks of the SPP: Jörg Linstädter will succeed Burkhard Vogt at the KAAK in October 2021; Dietrich Raue will succeed Stephan Seidlmayer at the DAI Cairo starting in October 2022.
