African Archaeology Lab

Many thanks to our incredible chairs, Laure Dussubieux and Ezekia Mtetwa, for bringing together such an inspiring symposium: “Beads in Africa: Technologies, Meanings, and Connections Across Time” at the Society for American Archaeology 91st Annual Meeting
From ancient technologies to cultural meanings and long-distance connections, the discussions highlighted just how powerful something as small as a bead can be in telling big stories about Africa’s past.
It was truly energizing to connect with fellow Africanists and share perspectives across disciplines. Looking forward to continuing these conversations!

🚨 FINAL CALL! 🚨 PANAF Conference 2026 — Call for Abstracts
🗓 Deadline: 30 March 2026
🎓 SESSION: 95 YEARS OF THE ZIMBABWE CULTURE: RUINS, REACTIONS, AND REIMAGINATIONS
👉 Submit now: https://tinyurl.com/panafmoz2026

🚨 FINAL CALL! 🚨 ASAPA Conference 2026 — Call for Presentation Abstracts
🗓 Deadline: 31 January 2026
🎓 Session: Reframing Material Culture Studies in African Archaeology: Theory, Method, & Decolonial Futures
👉 Submit now: https://asapa2026.co.za/

📢Session announcement📢

Robert T. Nyamushosho is hosting a session titled 'Reframing material culture studies in African archaeology: Theory, method, and decolonial futures'. Please submit an abstract by 31 January 2026 if you are interested in presenting a paper during this session.

Join us tomorrow for our presentation, “Why Decolonization in African Archaeology Matters,” at the 2025 Likoda Annual Meeting on Decolonizing Research & International Collaboration in Africa!
📍 Virtual - ZOOM
🕖 7:00 PM Eastern Time (USA)

🔗 Register here: https://surl.li/yzgyqm

New Publication Alert 📢 📢

🎉 A happy Friday comes with a new PRI publication! 🎉

We are proud to celebrate our Research Associate, Dr. Robert T. Nyamushosho, on his latest publication in World Archaeology! 🧡

📘 Title: Crafting and everyday archaeology at Chumnungwa
🔗 Explore the full paper on the link below:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00438243.2025.2546090

This exciting work delves into the indigenous crafting practices of a lesser-known Zimbabwe culture community in southern Africa during the Iron Age, challenging the dominant narratives that associate craft specialization exclusively with large, architecturally prominent urban centres such as Great Zimbabwe.

Happy reading!



University of Johannesburg UJ Faculty of Humanities

📣 Join us today for our session on "Rethinking migration and technology in ancient Africa" at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) in Luxembourg!
📍 Location: Room: Room: Atelier 4.530 - Maison du Savoir 4th floor.
🕘 2:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m

📣 Join us today for our session on "Rethinking migration and technology in ancient Africa" at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) in Luxembourg!
📍 Location: Room: Room: Atelier 4.530 - Maison du Savoir 4th floor.
🕘 2:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m

https://www.historyoftechnology.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SHOT-2025-version-9-October.pdf

📢 Thrilled to share the exciting news! Our book chapter is now officially published! 🥳📚
It’s been an incredible journey exploring past political systems, and we are proud to see our work published.
🔗 https://shorturl.at/zOJG0

📚 New Book Loading...
Coming soon soon soon! 🚨
Keep an eye out for Chapter 10: "Reimagining Governance in the Zimbabwe Culture: Archaeological and Anthropological Insights from Ancient Mberengwa"
Grateful to for the invitation to contribute to this exciting volume 🙏🏽 Stay tuned!
https://lnkd.in/eiMFvpu4
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