AGRI-DRY

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    • From Archives to Excavations: Preparing for Archaeological Research at Ziwa

      Written by – Tawanda Mushweshwe On 7 January 2026, I visited the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) Headquarters in Harare as part of my preparations for the upcoming archaeological fieldwork at Ziwa National Monument, scheduled for early this year. During the visit, I met with the Deputy Executive Director of NMMZ, Mr Munyikwa.…

    • AGRI-DRY call for PanAf abstracts

      Submit an abstract for the PanAf Congress Session organised by AGRI-DRY! Our session is titled “People, climate, and landscape dynamics in African drylands”, encouraging cross-disciplinary discussions on human–environment interactions in the past, present, and future. Click here to submit your abstract!Abstract submission deadline: 30 March 2026Maputo, Mozambique, 26–31 July 2026 The Pan-African Archaeological Association Congress…

    • Joining an archaeological think tank for climate resilience in Sweden

      Written by – Sara Krubeck and Paidamoyo Chingono  In early January, the two of us, Sara and Paidamoyo, were invited as AGRI-DRY delegates to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU, Uppsala) for a two-day workshop on another archaeological resilience research project called SAFAR: Surviving Aridification – A framework for ancient resilience. Our supervisors, Marco…

    • AGRI-DRY call for INQUA abstracts

      AGRI-DRY advertises a call for abstracts for INQUA 2027 India! Our session, titled “Adaptive Agricultural Landscapes in Drylands: Archaeology and Environmental Insights from the AGRI-DRY Network”, is organised by AGRI-DRY co-leaders Prof. Nicki Whitehouse and Prof. Marco Madella. 🔗 Submission: https://www.inquaindia2027.in/call-submissions🗓 Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2026📍 The INQUA Congress will be held from 28 January…

    • AGRI-DRY call for ASAPA abstracts

      We announce a call for abstracts for the AGRI-DRY session, “Past Environments, Future Adaptation: Archaeology as a Tool for Policy Making”, at the ASAPA 2026 Conference organised by the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists. Poster credit: Kayla Mac Conachie 🔗 Submissions: https://asapa2026.co.za/submissions.php🗓 Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2026📍 The conference will be held from…

    • Unearthing Stories from Castellaccio di Lentini

      Written by – Kayla Mac Conachie This September, I joined the excavation at Castellaccio di Lentini (Sicily) — an incredible experience uncovering traces of past communities while surrounded by olive trees, Mount Etna, and Sicilian sunsets. Mount Etna is around 70 km to the north of the excavation. From early mornings under golden skies to…