The Centre for Islamic Archaeology invites you to the Spring 2022 series of the ‘Medieval Archaeology in the Horn of Africa’ seminars. These follow a well-received inaugural series hosted over Autumn 2021. The seminars aim to bring recent research on the medieval archaeology of the Horn of Africa to a wide audience. Further details in the the Centre for Islamic Archaeology's events webpage
All seminars are on Wednesdays from 4:00 – 5:00 pm UK time. Online via Zoom.
Schedule:
19 Jan: Mikael Muehlbauer, PhD.
‘The Fatimid Caliphate and early Zagwe Ethiopia: a 'Greek tragedy' told in Monuments’
No registration is required for this lecture. Join via the zoom link &details here:
https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/92248492818?pwd=TldkRmlBelFCMzNkRlY1T0xrMDRyQT09
Meeting ID: 922 4849 2818, Password: 076678
02 March: Gabriele Castiglia, PhD.
‘From Early Christian to Islamic (?) Adulis: New Data and Questions’
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-early-christian-to-islamic-adulis-new-data-and-questions-tickets-244354229077
16 March: Alebachew Belay Birru, PhD.
‘Megalithic Landscapes in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia: Legacies of a medieval “Pagan” Civilization’
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/megalithic-landscapes-in-ethiopia-legacies-of-medieval-pagan-civilization-tickets-244358963237
06 April: Roxani Eleni Margariti, PhD.
‘Islands of resilience: maritory and economy in the Dahlak archipelago, 10th–17th centuries’
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/islands-of-resilience-maritoryeconomy-in-dahlak-archipelago-10th17thc-ad-tickets-244370497737
