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Archaeology is increasingly relying on techniques from science to extract information from different categories of evidence. Popular techniques of modern archaeology include reverse engineering of pyrotechnological remains, organic chemistry studies of residues attached to the interior of pots and ancient DNA studies of animal and human tissues.
However, these methods demand very expensive infrastructure, most of which is not available in archaeology departments on the continent and in the diaspora. In the absence of resources, knowhow and equipment most archaeology practised by those on the continent remains traditional (culture historical and ethnographic) in orientation.
What might be done for Africa to develop capacity in archaeological science? This panel will offer solutions to this question and map a way forward for the continent to access laboratories and equipment through collaboration and other means.
These globinars are run by AfOx and hosted in partnership with TORCH Oxford, St Cross College, Oxford’s School of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, University of Cape Town, Great Zimbabwe University, Pan African Congress for Prehistory and Related Studies, Society for Black Archaeologists, Society for Africanist Archaeologists, SAPIENS, and Wenner Gren Foundation.
