1587 radiocarbon dates, 368 sites, 5 amazing countries, ca. 2000 articles reviewed, and 385 selected. These are only some of the numbers linked to MedAfriCarbon, the radiocarbon database and its accompanying web application that are outcomes of the Leverhulme-funded, Cambridge-based MedAfrica project - Archaeological deep history and dynamics of Mediterranean Africa, ca. 9600–700 BC.
Read MoreJust published: The Dynamics of Mediterranean Africa, ca. 9600-1000 bc: An Interpretative Synthesis of Knowns and Unknowns→
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After two years of intense and exciting work carried out between Cambridge and a number of breathtaking archaeological sites in North Africa, one of the two major outcomes of our MedAfrica project is finally out. The paper entitled “The Dynamics of Mediterranean Africa, ca. 9600-1000 bc: An Interpretative Synthesis of Knowns and Unknowns”, has just been published in the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology.
Read MoreMedAfrica investigates the beginning of agriculture in the Nile Delta
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After the successful season in Morocco, Giulio flew to the opposite edge of Mediterranean Africa to join the fieldwork of the Imbaba Governorate Prehistoric Survey in the site of Merimde Beni Salama, one of the most important Neolithic sites in the whole North Africa and one of the earliest village settlements which arose along the Nile Valley, c. almost 7000 years ago.
Read MoreMedAfrica explores the shift from hunting-gathering to food producing economies in Northwestern Africa
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In the second half of November, Giulio had the great opportunity to spend two weeks at the INSAP (Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine), in Rabat, in order to study the ground tool and pebble assemblages from the archaeological sites of Ifri Oudadane and Ifri n’Etsedda.
Read MoreMedAfrica at the Science of Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technologies Conference→
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From 4 to 6 November 2017 Giulio took part in the SAEMT (Science of Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technologies) Conference, organised in Cairo by the Ministry of Egyptian Antiquities and a number of international archaeological institutes and universities (ARCE, AUC, DAIK, EES, IFAO).
Read MoreMedAfrica at the 2nd roundtable on 'Lithic industries in ancient Egypt from the Neolithic and Dynastic periods'→
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On Friday 3rd November 2017 Giulio Lucarini took part in the 2nd roundtable on 'Lithic industries in ancient Egypt from the Neolithic and Dynastic periods', organised by Clara Jeuthe (German Archaeological Institute, Cairo) at the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale.
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