ERC Advanced Grant · 2024
Zambezian Entanglements in the South Central African Iron Age
ZAMBEZI introduces a radical new precolonial history of an African region in the Middle Zambezi Valley. The project explores the site of Ingombe Ilede in Zambia and its regional setting, using a nested methodology offering three levels of innovation: (1) deep understanding of a crucial but under-explored site; (2) pioneering methodologies offering unique detail on human settlement and mobility; and (3) a transformative view of the African past derived from an exploration of diversity and contingency. Rescue excavations at Ingombe Ilede in 1960 captured attention due to the discovery of rich burials suggesting the existence of a wealthy elite; the materials illuminate resource networks from…
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