Of donkeys and sheep
Report about an archaeozoological workshop held in Khartoum in February 2023.
Author: Johanna Sigl
Von Eseln und Schafen
Bericht über einen Workshop zur archäozoologischen Bearbeitung von Tierknochen in Khartoum im Februar 2023.
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.
Neue Veröffentlichung zur Mensch-Landschafts-Beziehung im Tigray, Äthiopien
Untersucht wird der räumliche Zusammenhang zwischen Gully-Erosion und der Entfernung zu Siedlungen und Wanderwegen, als typische Bereiche menschlicher Interaktion, mit der natürlichen Umwelt in ländlichen afrikanischen Gebieten.
‚Entangled Africa‘ Forscher zu ersten Direktoren zweier DAI-Abteilungen berufen
Zwei neue Direktoren des DAI kommen aus den Reihen des SPP: Jörg Linstädter wird im Oktober die Nachfolge von Burkhard Vogt an der KAAK antreten; Dietrich Raue folgt Stephan Seidlmayer am DAI Kairo ab Oktober 2022.
‘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.
New publication by ‚Entangled Africa‘ project ‚Routes of interaction‘
The cost of human movement, whether expressed in time, effort, or distance, is a function of natural and human related variables. At the same time, human movement itself, whether on land, air or sea, causes environmental cost. We are looking into the long-term environmental relationship of this interplay. […]
Neue Publikation des ‚Entangled Africa‘ Projects ‚Routes of Interaction‘
The cost of human movement, whether expressed in time, effort, or distance, is a function of natural and human related variables. At the same time, human movement itself, whether on land, air or sea, causes environmental cost. We are looking into the long-term environmental relationship of this interplay. […]
‚Entangled Africa‘ Coordinator co-organizes EAA session 402
Environmental change either as a result of human impact or climate change has a long history in the Nile valley. From the much discussed Old Kingdom collapse to a variety of apparently catastrophic events and more nuanced incremental change, the archaeological record, with unique information from organic remains, resulting from optimal preservation, provides a detailed body of data. […]
Publication: Fired brick élite locations in Kanem, Chad
One of the most intriguing problems concerning the Kanem-Borno sultanate of the central Sahel between the eighth and nineteenth centuries AD concerns its early intra-African connections. Apart from historically documented linkages with North and parts of West Africa, were there trade and other contacts with eastern regions such as Darfur, the Middle Nile Valley and areas beyond prior to the fifteenth century? […]
Publikation: Elitegebäude aus gebranntem Ziegel in Kanem, Tschad
One of the most intriguing problems concerning the Kanem-Borno sultanate of the central Sahel between the eighth and nineteenth centuries AD concerns its early intra-African connections. Apart from historically documented linkages with North and parts of West Africa, were there trade and other contacts with eastern regions such as Darfur, the Middle Nile Valley and areas beyond prior to the fifteenth century? […]
Researching pixels and pollen
Africa is an adaptable continent that has always been subject to strong climatic and economic changes – and still is today. From an archaeological perspective, Africa is a hotspot for research into environmental and human history. […]
Die Erforschung von Pixeln und Pollen
Afrika ist ein anpassungsfähiger Erdteil, der immer wieder starken klimatischen und wirtschaftlichen Veränderungen unterworfen war und es bis heute ist. Aus archäologischer Sicht ist Afrika ein Hotspot für die Erforschung von Umwelt- und Menschheitsgeschichte. […]
Publication: Archaeological research in Tié, Chad
Presently, the most conspicuous material vestiges known are the ruins of fired-brick elite locations, some of which are demonstrably associated with the Kanem-Borno Sultanate and dated to the period 11th-14th centuries AD. Amongst those, the place named Tié stands out due to a number of particular attributes. […]
Publikation: Archäologische Forschung in Tié, Tschad
Presently, the most conspicuous material vestiges known are the ruins of fired-brick elite locations, some of which are demonstrably associated with the Kanem-Borno Sultanate and dated to the period 11th-14th centuries AD. Amongst those, the place named Tié stands out due to a number of particular attributes. […]
