Report on SPP Entangled Africa Annual Meeting in Münster
Report on the final annual meeting of the Entangled Africa programme which took place at the University of Münster from 10th to 12th February 2025.
P05 Landscapes EN
P05 Landscapes EN
“Planet Africa” in the James Simon Gallery: Exhibition Opening and Press Reviews
Good things come to those who wait. The opening of the “Planet Africa” exhibition in the James-Simon-Galerie was a complete success for the international researchers and guests
Sustainable Shea – Connecting Past and Present
Alexa Höhns report regarding her fellowship at the MIASA institute of the University of Ghana.
SPP Annual Meeting 2024 in Cologne
Report on the Annual Meeting 2024 of the SPP which took place at the University of Cologne in mid January.
Conference review: Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAfA), Houston, Texas – June 1st-6th 2023
Detailed report about the SPP’s contriubutions at the 2023 SAfA in Houston.
Anthracology WorldWide – „Cultivated Landscapes“ as part of a new international network
Report from Alexa Höhn of P05 „Cultivated Landscapes“ regarding the international Anthracology Meeting in Nice in Mid of Decembre 2022
SPP Annual Meeting at the Goethe-University Frankfurt from 16th to 17th January
Describing the conference experience in Frankfurt. In and beyond the conference room.
Exhibition Announcement: Lake Chad as a Crossroads at the Musée National du Tchad
The project „The Lake Chad Region as a Crossroads“ presents new research on the history of the Kanem-Borno Empire starting in December 2024 at the Musée National du Chad.
Identifying Archaeological Plant Remains under the Microscope: the Archaeobotanical Reference Collection in Frankfurt
The archaeobotanical reference collection in Frankfurt is of central importance worldwide for archaeological research on cultivated plants
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.
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.
