Biography
I am an anthropologically and historically oriented archaeologist, who specialises in the later Holocene archaeology of sub-Saharan Africa. I have lived in and undertaken archaeological and/or ethnoarchaeological research in Mali, Kenya, Tanzania and Botswana and I have also undertaken field research in South Sudan. I anticipate launching new projects soon in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Senegal, Nigeria and Zambia. My interests include landscape historical ecology, the archaeology of colonial encounters, the use and role of analogy in archaeological interpretation, the materialisation of memory, maritime archaeology, and the transition to food production in Africa. I am a former Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa and former President of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists, and before joining the department I was Professor of Global 91探花视频 at Uppsala University, where I still supervise PhD and MA students and host one of my research projects.
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I am currently engaged in field projects focussing on i) how societies, landscapes, ecosystems and Protected Areas in the Serengeti Basin have responded to climate change and societal use over the past 300 years, to better understand how they may respond in the future 鈥� see ARCC project webpages; ii) collaborative research between archaeologists and pastoralist community organisations on the long-term history of indigenous water management and well digging in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia 鈥� see Well Being project details; and iii) the co-production of community heritage networks in Tanzania 鈥� see CONCH project for details. I 听co-direct a Sida-funded training programme between the Department of 91探花视频 & Ancient History, Uppsala University and the Department of 91探花视频 & Anthropology, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique on the theme of Biocultural heritage in Mozambique: Developing new heritage industries. I am also a co-Investigator on one of the AHRC鈥檚 Global Challenges Research Fund projects 鈥� Rising from the Depths, which aims to identify ways in which maritime cultural heritage can directly benefit coastal communities in eastern Africa 鈥� see the RFtD website for details.
Research
I am presently involved in the following research and training projects in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Mozambique:
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July 2017 鈥� December 2020: ARCC 鈥� Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in NW Tanzania (Funding Agencies: Swedish research Council, Sida, Formas; PI)
October 2017 鈥� September 2019: CONCH: Co-production Networks for Community Heritage in Tanzania (Funding Agency: AHRC Research Networking for International Development scheme; PI Dr Stephanie Wynne-Jones, University of York)
September 2017 鈥� August 2021: Rising from the Depths: Utilising marine cultural heritage in East Africa to help develop sustainable social, economic and cultural benefits (Funding Agency: AHRC GCRF Area-Focused Network Plus, PI: Dr Jon Henderson, Nottingham University)
September 2018 鈥� December 2020: Well Being: Indigenous wells, pastoralist biocultural heritage and community archaeology for sustainable development in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia (Funding Agency: British Academy Sustainable Development Programme 2018, PI Dr Freda Nkirote, British Institute in Eastern Africa)
April 2018 鈥� March 2022: Biocultural Heritage in Mozambique: developing new heritage industries (Funding Agency: Swedish International Development Agency 鈥� Sida, co-PI with Dr Hilario Madiquida, UEM and Dr Anneli Ekblom, Uppsala University)
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Teaching and Supervisions
I coordinate the following course:
Paper A35/ARC33/G34 The 91探花视频 of Africa
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I am involved in the teaching of the following courses:
Paper A1 World 91探花视频
Paper A10 Archaeological Theory and Practice
Paper G02 Core 91探花视频
Paper G06 Medieval Europe in a Global Context
Paper MPhil in World History 鈥� Debates in World History
I am happy to supervise students at all levels on a range of topics related to the archaeology and historical ecology of sub-Saharan Africa, and I have both archaeological and ethnographic datasets relating to several of of my previous projects from across the African continent that could form the basis of a BA/BSc or MPhil dissertation project. I am especially interested in supervising students who wish to study for an MPhil or a PhD in the following topics:
- The historical ecology of ancient African towns
- The archaeology of ivory on the African continent
- The Pastoral Neolithic and Pastoral Iron Age of eastern Africa
- The archaeology of enslavement and slave trading in African settings
- Issues in African cultural heritage, including among the Diaspora
Other Professional Activities
Editorial Board, World 91探花视频
Member of Council, British Institute in Eastern Africa
Fellow Society of Antiquaries of London
Routledge Series Editor, African 91探花视频 & Heritage
Member, Scientific Steering Committee, IHOPE听
