Reports – Entangled Africa

Reports from programme and projects

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Report on SPP Entangled Africa Annual Meeting in Münster

Allgemein EN, P01 Prehistoric Axes EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P04 Lake Chad EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P06 DeGreening EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN, P08 ClimCellMed EN, P09 Borrowed words EN, P10 Congo Basin EN, P11 FDM EN, P12 Coordination, P13 Tracing Connections EN

Report on SPP Entangled Africa Annual Meeting in Münster

By Koordination6. March 2025Allgemein EN, P01 Prehistoric Axes EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P04 Lake Chad EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P06 DeGreening EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN, P08 ClimCellMed EN, P09 Borrowed words EN, P10 Congo Basin EN, P11 FDM EN, P12 Coordination, P13 Tracing Connections EN

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.

Special Exhibition: “Kanem-Bornou : archéologie et histoire d’un empire millénaire”

Allgemein EN, P04 Lake Chad EN

Special Exhibition: “Kanem-Bornou : archéologie et histoire d’un empire millénaire”

By Carlos Magnavita23. January 2025Allgemein EN, P04 Lake Chad EN

Report on the special exhibition in Chad with a focus on the local excavations at Karnem Bornu

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“Planet Africa” in the James Simon Gallery: Exhibition Opening and Press Reviews

12. December 2024

Screenshot Homepage Ariadne mit Projekt des DCH Köln

Sustainable Data Management in SPP2143

Allgemein EN, P11 FDM EN

Sustainable Data Management in SPP2143

16. July 2024

“Routes of Interaction” – Research in Djibouti

Allgemein EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN

“Routes of Interaction” – Research in Djibouti

17. June 2024

Sustainable Shea – Connecting Past and Present

Allgemein EN, P05 Landscapes EN

Sustainable Shea – Connecting Past and Present

6. June 2024

SPP Annual Meeting 2024 in Cologne

9. February 2024

Obituary Tilman Lenssen-Erz

Allgemein EN, P11 FDM EN, P12 Coordination

Obituary Tilman Lenssen-Erz

21. November 2023

FAIR.rdm at the CAA .DE 2023

Allgemein EN, P11 FDM EN

FAIR.rdm at the CAA .DE 2023

6. November 2023

Research in the peatland of the Congo Basin

Allgemein EN, P10 Congo Basin EN

Research in the peatland of the Congo Basin

16. August 2023

“A hot week in Rome” – Project DeGree reports from the 21st INQUA

Allgemein EN, P06 DeGreening EN

“A hot week in Rome” – Project DeGree reports from the 21st INQUA

8. August 2023

(In)Visible Ptolemaic Queens at the Recurring Egyptology Conference 2023

Allgemein EN, P11 FDM EN, P12 Coordination

(In)Visible Ptolemaic Queens at the Recurring Egyptology Conference 2023

6. July 2023

Conference review: Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAfA), Houston, Texas – June 1st-6th 2023

Allgemein EN, P01 Prehistoric Axes EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P04 Lake Chad EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN, P09 Borrowed words EN, P13 Tracing Connections EN

Conference review: Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAfA), Houston, Texas – June 1st-6th 2023

6. July 2023

P07 “Routes of Interaction” – Exploratory trip to Djibouti

Allgemein EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN

P07 “Routes of Interaction” – Exploratory trip to Djibouti

1. June 2023

Report for CAA 2023

Allgemein EN, P11 FDM EN

Report for CAA 2023

15. May 2023

Of donkeys and sheep

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P12 Coordination

Of donkeys and sheep

3. March 2023

Anthracology WorldWide – “Cultivated Landscapes” as part of a new international network

Allgemein EN, P05 Landscapes EN

Anthracology WorldWide – “Cultivated Landscapes” as part of a new international network

9. February 2023

KAAK-SPP2143-TN-2023_Jahrestagung_Frankfurt_01-2022-8

SPP Annual Meeting at the Goethe-University Frankfurt from 16th to 17th January

30. January 2023

African Interconnections around Kordofan and Western Sudan

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P13 Tracing Connections EN

African Interconnections around Kordofan and Western Sudan

19. January 2023

“Oh how beautiful is Zanzibar” – Impressions from the 16th PanAfrican Archaeological Association Congress in August 2022

Allgemein EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P09 Borrowed words EN, P12 Coordination

“Oh how beautiful is Zanzibar” – Impressions from the 16th PanAfrican Archaeological Association Congress in August 2022

15. December 2022

From Egypt to Bonn Vol. II: Analysis of Egyptian phytoliths at the KAAK

Allgemein EN, P12 Coordination

From Egypt to Bonn Vol. II: Analysis of Egyptian phytoliths at the KAAK

1. December 2022

Exhibition Announcement: Lake Chad as a Crossroads at the Musée National du Tchad

Allgemein EN, P04 Lake Chad EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P06 DeGreening EN, P13 Tracing Connections EN

Exhibition Announcement: Lake Chad as a Crossroads at the Musée National du Tchad

16. November 2022

Workshop: (In)Visible Women – How They Shaped our Past

Allgemein EN, P11 FDM EN, P12 Coordination

Workshop: (In)Visible Women – How They Shaped our Past

14. November 2022

Identifying Archaeological Plant Remains under the Microscope: the Archaeobotanical Reference Collection in Frankfurt

Allgemein EN, P05 Landscapes EN

Identifying Archaeological Plant Remains under the Microscope: the Archaeobotanical Reference Collection in Frankfurt

11. November 2022

From Egypt to Bonn: Our experiences as guest researchers at the KAAK

Allgemein EN, P12 Coordination

From Egypt to Bonn: Our experiences as guest researchers at the KAAK

26. September 2022

Interregional Linkage Investigations on Northern Kordofan – Lecture at the Berlin Sudantag 2022 in the James-Simon-Galerie

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN

Interregional Linkage Investigations on Northern Kordofan – Lecture at the Berlin Sudantag 2022 in the James-Simon-Galerie

29. August 2022

“We have a plan…” Visit of the InterLINK project at the University of Frankfurt

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P04 Lake Chad EN, P05 Landscapes EN

“We have a plan…” Visit of the InterLINK project at the University of Frankfurt

26. August 2022

Trip to the Xanten Archaeological Park

Allgemein EN, P12 Coordination

Trip to the Xanten Archaeological Park

22. July 2022

P07 “Routes of Interaction”– What happened in the meantime?

Allgemein EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN

P07 “Routes of Interaction”– What happened in the meantime?

9. June 2022

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“Entangled Africa”-Presentation at the Sudan Day 2022

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN

“Entangled Africa”-Presentation at the Sudan Day 2022

27. May 2022

The Lake Chad Region as a Crossroads – Lecture at the Ècole de Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS, Paris)

Allgemein EN, P04 Lake Chad EN

The Lake Chad Region as a Crossroads – Lecture at the Ècole de Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS, Paris)

29. April 2022

Entangled Africa researchers travel to Ghana with TANA

Allgemein EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P06 DeGreening EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN, P12 Coordination

Entangled Africa researchers travel to Ghana with TANA

17. March 2022

Entangled Research – Entangled Africa: Report on the annual meeting 2021

21. January 2022

Planet Africa – Pilot project of a new exhibition concept

Allgemein EN, P12 Coordination

Planet Africa – Pilot project of a new exhibition concept

23. December 2021

Screenshot 2021-11-24 at 18-06-50 Home – 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies

Call for session papers on “Western Sudan” at 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P12 Coordination

Call for session papers on “Western Sudan” at 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies

24. November 2021

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Colloquium at the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Cologne

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P10 Congo Basin EN, P12 Coordination

Colloquium at the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Cologne

21. October 2021

Report on SAfA Session “Entangled Africa”

Allgemein EN, P01 Prehistoric Axes EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN

Report on SAfA Session “Entangled Africa”

1. September 2021

‘Entangled Africa’ Research Symposium at virtual SAfA 2021

Allgemein EN, P01 Prehistoric Axes EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN

‘Entangled Africa’ Research Symposium at virtual SAfA 2021

3. August 2021

Making archaeological charcoal visible

Allgemein EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P06 DeGreening EN, P11 FDM EN, P12 Coordination

Making archaeological charcoal visible

6. July 2021

Natural Sciences and archaeology: Collaborative research for ‘Entangled Africa’

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P06 DeGreening EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN, P08 ClimCellMed EN, P10 Congo Basin EN, P11 FDM EN, P12 Coordination

Natural Sciences and archaeology: Collaborative research for ‘Entangled Africa’

4. June 2021

New paper on human impact on Tigray’s landscape

Allgemein EN, P07 Publications EN

New paper on human impact on Tigray’s landscape

27. May 2021

‘Entangled Africa’ researchers appointed directors of German Archaeological Institute departments

Allgemein EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN, P12 Coordination

‘Entangled Africa’ researchers appointed directors of German Archaeological Institute departments

11. May 2021

‘Entangled Africa’ engages in scientific exchange about the precolonial history of Africa

Allgemein EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P05 Landscapes EN, P09 Borrowed words EN

‘Entangled Africa’ engages in scientific exchange about the precolonial history of Africa

9. March 2021

‘Entangled Africa’ Coordinator co-organizes EAA session 402

Allgemein EN, P12 Coordination

‘Entangled Africa’ Coordinator co-organizes EAA session 402

10. February 2021

Researching pixels and pollen

Allgemein EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P06 DeGreening EN

Researching pixels and pollen

6. January 2021

The young scientists of the SPP ‘Entangled Africa’

Allgemein EN, P08 ClimCellMed EN, P09 Borrowed words EN, P12 Coordination

The young scientists of the SPP ‘Entangled Africa’

2. December 2020

Ingo Heinrich – from SPP to DAI

Allgemein EN, P08 ClimCellMed EN

Ingo Heinrich – from SPP to DAI

12. November 2020

Entangled Africa and climate change in the past

Allgemein EN, P06 DeGreening EN, P12 Coordination

Entangled Africa and climate change in the past

12. October 2020

One (two) suitcase(s) with charcoal in Berlin

Allgemein EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P05 Landscapes EN

One (two) suitcase(s) with charcoal in Berlin

7. September 2020

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Research Stay at the Musée de l’Homme

Allgemein EN, P01 Prehistoric Axes EN

Research Stay at the Musée de l’Homme

4. August 2020

Wavy Line and Herringbone

Allgemein EN, P01 Prehistoric Axes EN, P02 Connecting Foodways EN, P03 InterLINK EN, P04 Lake Chad EN, P07 Routes of Interaction EN, P09 Borrowed words EN, P12 Coordination

Wavy Line and Herringbone

28. July 2020

SPP ‘Entangled Africa’ and iDAI.world – A digital connection of time and space

Allgemein EN, P11 FDM EN, P12 Coordination

SPP ‘Entangled Africa’ and iDAI.world – A digital connection of time and space

22. July 2020