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African Archaeology in Support of School Learning: an Introduction
Archaeology holds great potential to enrich and enhance culturally responsive school learning within and beyond Africa. Archaeology reveals hidden...
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Paleoecology in Studies of the Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa
Since the 19th century, scientific studies of ecology and human evolution have been intricately connected. Inextricably overprinted with racist...
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Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa Hominin behavior, geography, and chronology
This handbook showcases an Africa-wide compendium of Stone Age archaeological sites and methodological advances that have improved our understanding...
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Historical Archaeology of the Dente Shrine at Peki, Ghana: Landscapes of Power and Memories of Atlantic Slavery in West Africa
Peki is an Ewe-speaking community in present-day southeastern Ghana. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this community became a hub for the...
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The Landscapes of Disease and Death in Colonial Mauritius
The recurring ebb and flow of epidemic diseases profoundly impacted how colonial administrations dealt with death. This article focuses on the role...
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Unearthing Colonial Violence: Griotic Archaeology and Community-Engagement in Guiana
This article intends to address archaeological coloniality and points to the urgent need for epistemological changes within the field. Conceived as...
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Introduction: History of Stone Age Archaeology and Paleoenvironmental Framework for Hominin Evolution in Africa
Today, there is a broad consensus on an African beginning of the human story as confirmed by the fossil and archaeological evidence accumulating from...
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Understanding Archaeology
The study of archaeology invites a moment of introspection. Situating within a cultural context usually deprives us of our ability to remain...
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Reconciling Archaeology and Legacy at Gishimangeda Cave, Tanzania
Gishimangeda Cave, near Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania, exemplifies many challenges inherent in studying poorly documented “legacy collections” in...
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Shell Midden Archaeology: Current Trends and Future Directions
Since the 19th century, the study of shell middens has played an important role in archaeological research. Shell midden and broader coastal...
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Debating the Swahili: Archaeology Since 1990 and into the Future
The Swahili are arguably the most studied society in ancient Sub-Saharan Africa. The Swahili are of African in origin but balance their character...
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The Expression of Archaeology
How can we express archaeology? Perfect expression is an elusive concept, and indeed, people with different perspectives tend to raise divergent, if...
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Connecting Past to Present: Enacting Indigenous Data Governance Principles in Westbank First Nation’s Archaeology and Digital Heritage
In this paper, we describe a collaboration between the Westbank First Nation Archaeology Office and UBC Okanagan that aims to create digital maps to...
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Archaeological Research in the Canary Islands: Island Archaeology off Africa’s Atlantic Coast
Island archaeology is a well-established field within the wider discipline, but African contributions to it remain scarce. The Canary Islands are...
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Positioning Chinese Archaeology
Nowadays, when we speak of “the world”, it often carries a duality of meaning. On the one hand, there is a system centred around and benchmarked...
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“The Valley is full of Sheep and Other Cattel”: the Zooarchaeology of Humans and Animals in Colonial Antigua, Guatemala
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, now known as Antigua Guatemala, held significant importance as a center of Spanish colonialism in the Maya...
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The Many Meanings of “Integration”: Some Thoughts on Relating Rock Art and Excavated Archaeology in South Africa
New and improved methods for obtaining chronometric dates for southern African hunter-gatherer rock paintings raise questions about how researchers...
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Women Practicing Archaeology
Women in archaeology is a volume written by 43 remarkable women scholars at all levels of their professional careers, working in different...
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A Life in African Archaeology: Autobiographical Notes
This account is intentionally selective. After a brief background note, it covers eight years as an employee in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) during the...
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Sensory Perspectives on Maize and Identity Formation in Colonial New England
A sensory perspective in archaeology provides insight into a range of past cultural practices, including foodways. An ongoing examination of the role...