The African Archaeology Group (AAG) was set up in 2008 to revive the African Seminar previously established by Dr John Alexander. Its aims are to discuss current research programs and results of Cambridge archaeologists working in Africa, to hold seminars by Africanist speakers, to bridge University departments and research bodies interested in Africa’s past, and to maintain the tradition of Cambridge’s long-standing involvement in African archaeology. We host 3 to 4 seminars at 1pm on every other Tuesday each term with a balance of speakers focusing on different parts of the continents and at different stages of their academic career. Find our current events here: https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/events/departmental-seminar-series
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π€ Dr Freda Nkirote M'Mbogori
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Tuesday 10 March 2026, 13:00-14:00
π Seminar Room, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Prof Abubakar Sani Sule
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Tuesday 24 February 2026, 13:00-14:00
π Seminar Room, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Dr Rui Da Graca Gomes Coelho
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Tuesday 10 February 2026, 13:00-14:00
π Seminar Room, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Nicole Sithole, Ella Beaudoin and Charlotte Wood
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Tuesday 27 January 2026, 13:00-14:00
π Seminar Room, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Michaela Heale (University of Cambridge)
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Tuesday 18 November 2025, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Akshay Sarathi (Department of International Studies, American University of Sharjah)
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Tuesday 04 November 2025, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Amanda L. Logan, Department of Anthropology Northwestβern University
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Tuesday 04 November 2025, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Prof Paul Lane (University of Cambridge), and Dr. Stefania Merlo (University of Cambridge)
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Tuesday 21 October 2025, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research; online via https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/85343860838
π€ Dr Martina Di Matteo, The Archaeological Mission in the Sahara, Sapienza University of Rome
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Tuesday 18 March 2025, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Dr Amanuel Beyin, University of Louisville
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Monday 10 March 2025, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Edwin De Jager, University of Cambridge
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Tuesday 25 February 2025, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Dr Dirk Seidensticker, Ghent University
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Tuesday 11 February 2025, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Professor Cyprian Broodbank, University of Cambridge
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Tuesday 26 November 2024, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Abigail J. Moffett (McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge)
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Tuesday 19 November 2024, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Jeanette Plummer Sires
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Tuesday 05 November 2024, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Peggy Brunache (University of Glasgow)
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Tuesday 22 October 2024, 13:00-14:00
π Garrod Seminar Room, MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
π€ Dr Worku Derara Megenassa, Addis Ababa University
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Tuesday 07 March 2023, 13:00-14:00
π Online
π€ Professor Pierre de Maret, UniversitΓ© libre de Bruxelles
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Friday 24 February 2023, 13:00-14:00
π Online
π€ Dr Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe
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Tuesday 07 February 2023, 13:00-14:00
π Online
π€ Dr Akinbowale Akintayo, University of York
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Tuesday 24 January 2023, 13:00-14:00
π Hybrid/McDonald Seminar Room
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