„Routes of Interaction“ – Research in Djibouti
Report of project 07 „Routes of Interaction“ about their prospections in Djibouti in March and April 2024.
P07 Routes of Interaction EN
P07 Routes of Interaction EN
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.
P07 „Routes of Interaction“ – Exploratory trip to Djibouti
In March 2023, members of the 07 „Routes of Interaction“ project were on site in Djibouti for the first time to undertake archaeological explorations.
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.
P07 “Routes of Interaction”– What happened in the meantime?
Report on the research of P07 in the first project phase.
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.
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.
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. […]
Pottery – The Devil is in the Detail
Object of the discourse was the range of various forms of decoration and techniques that have been listed in the individual ceramic assortments of the projects. The projects of the scientists are located in Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia and in the area of the Middle Niger in West Africa. […]
Entangled Africa – networked in virtual space!
Initiated and organized by Friederike Jesse (Project 1) and Ulrike Nowotnick (Project 2), numerous representatives of our projects met for the SPP2143 on June 4th via conference call to exchange information about ceramic finds, their sorting and documentation. […]
