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.
P12 Coordination
P12 Coordination
From Egypt to Bonn Vol. II: Analysis of Egyptian phytoliths at the KAAK
The SPP invited the Egyptian researcher E.A.E. Attia in October to analyse and compare phytoliths from Elephantine (Egypt) and Mezber (Ethiopia).
Workshop: (In)Visible Women – How They Shaped our Past
Report on the first workshop of the newest SPP-Working Group „(In)Visible Women“.
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.
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 […]
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.
‘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.
The young scientists of the SPP ‚Entangled Africa‘
They are entrusted with routine work or are working on their academic degrees; you can find them in laboratories, on excavations and in the library: the young scientists of the SPP “Entangled Africa” are an essential part of the projects. The program offers them the opportunity to gain insight into methods of the diverse scientific disciplines, to exchange ideas across continents, educational backgrounds and educational levels. […]
Entangled Africa and climate change in the past
Global climate change has been a central topic of worldwide politics and public opinion in recent years. The “Fridays for Future” movement brings the younger generation onto the streets to underline the issue. The current pandemic is hopefully used as an opportunity to overcome the economic crisis that has arisen by providing targeted support for climate-neutral projects. And even the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to United Nations World Food Programme is linked to this event. […]
Wavy Line and Herringbone
Ceramic processing must be flexible, able to adapt to the conditions of excavation and object. At the same time, the records of those working on this find genre from different regions should be comparable. Done to speed up and standardize the ceramic recording on site, the elaboration of the catalogue was successfully completed. […]
