Urithi Wetu Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D. Makarius Itambu Bigimarwa 🤔I think are grinding Stone that acted as mortar and pestle exist Long times back 1980s. Special for grinding food seeds like maize, millet, and wheat.
#SAFA2023 meeting at Rice University has continued today with several papers from #Tanzania by Pamela Willoughby Pastory Magayane Bushozi Bigimarwa & #LydiaMarshall . Thanks to Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAfA) Jeffrey Fleisher Mary Prendergast
Field work by University of Dar es Salaam undergrad students under our tutelage Marina Gallinaro and I at Nkungi site in Siuyu village, Ikungi- Singida Region. Girls seems to fall in love with archaeology Robert Patalano Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D. Bigimarwa Musa Mwitondi Gerda Henkel Stiftung Archaeology
With Prof Andrew Wilson Bigimarwa chemical_tz Miza Alex Tom Sparrow #Dismass @Phillip & #Joyce I toured Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, National Trust today. It’s a fantastic World Heritage Sites anybody interested in #watergardens & #abbeyruins must visit. Thanks Erasmus+ UK Bradford Archaeology and Forensics Urithi Wetu
I enjoyed meeting and learning from over 90+ women archaeologist and paleontologists during Virtual Conference For Women Archaeo and Paleo I also gave a talk on Glass beads. The conference will be up to 8th of March Urithi Wetu Edward Pollard Thomas John Biginagwa Bigimarwa Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D.
My co-author Neema Munisi thank colleagues and collaborators for supporting our research, giving ideas & commenting on our manuscript: Richard Bates chemical_tz Edward Pollard Bigimarwa Donald Herd Sinyati Robinson Mark Ms. Chiku Miza Alex Shadreck Chirikure
This piece published online may be of interest to those interested in #training & #collaboration on #African #Archaeology & #Heritage . Archaeology UCD Archaeology Bigimarwa Shadreck Chirikure Akin Ogundiran Urithi Wetu Pamela Willoughby Makarius Itambu
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Makarius Itambu Urithi Wetu Bigimarwa Thanks, Dr Itambu for insights. I suspect grinding stones for cereals are different from those for medicines. Any clues? Look at these two which serve different purposes.
Happy to share this entry by Bigimarwa and I.
Historical Archaeology in Tropical Africa: Revolutionary Practices sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Shadreck Chirikure Archaeology UCD Archaeology Makarius Itambu Sinyati Robinson Mark Urithi Wetu Centre for African Art & Archaeology, UEA Richard Bates
If interested in #Community #Archaeology in #Africa , then, this article is a good read.
Shadreck Chirikure Richard Bates Donald Herd chemical_tz Neema Munisi Miza Alex Ms. Chiku UCD Archaeology World Heritage UCD Bigimarwa Edward Pollard Babatunde Babalola PhD Visualising Heritage Centre for African Art & Archaeology, UEA
Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D. Bigimarwa Shadreck Chirikure Archaeology UCD Archaeology Makarius Itambu Sinyati Robinson Mark Urithi Wetu Centre for African Art & Archaeology, UEA Richard Bates Thank you for sharing this important history!!!