Dr Elinaza Mjema's research at Pangani has been featured in the latest edition of National Geographic, highlighting his identification of an ancient tsunami in the Pangani area. Mjema's excavations have uncovered mass burials relating to an inundation event 1,000 years ago. The work has also recently been published in Geology.
Events
16 June 2019 to 28 June 2019
Kilwa Field School 2019
The Kilwa Field School involved training up of UDSM students by Buildings Archaeologist Dr Dav Smith and heritage management training and community work by Dr Sara Perry.
Read more...1 March 2019
Paper: Building Futures from the Ruins of Ivory and Slave Trading
Patricia Hart delivers paper "Building Futures from the Ruins of Ivory and Slave Trading".
Read more...25 January 2019
Team meeting
This meeting was a debiref of the Pangani fieldschool and a forward consideration of the Kilwa fieldschool.
Read more...3 July 2018 to 29 July 2018
Pangani Field School 2018
The Pangani Field School 2018 ran from 3rd July to 29th July. It incorporated elements of archaeological excavation and geophysics alongside heritage, education and engagement activities.
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