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.
P06 DeGreening EN
P06 DeGreening EN
„A hot week in Rome“ – Project DeGree reports from the 21st INQUA
The SPP project DeGree participated in July 2023 with two lecture in the 21st INQUA in Rome.
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.
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.
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.
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. […]
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. […]
Two networks – one goal
The DFG Priority Programme (SPP) 2143: Entangled Africa and the TransArea Network Africa (TANA) have set themselves the task of illuminating Africa’s history and integrating it into the knowledge network of the old world. […]
SPP Networking Meeting “Natural Sciences”, November 18-19, 2019
Climate change and anthropogenic changes in the environment are two topics on which the projects working in the natural sciences in the SPP exchange information. […]
