CANCELLED – Free Seminar: Shrines, Fortresses, and Shifting Towns: The Archaeology of the Upper Casamance, Senegal (7th – 19th centuries)
Thursday, 11th May 2023
4:20 pm to 5:30 pm
Alfred Denny Building
Free - with free glass of wine/soft drink
This event has unfortunately had to be cancelled.
You are warmly invited to the upcoming talk presented by:
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES
Thursday May 11th at 4.20 pm Alfred Denny Building Conference Room, Sheffield S3 7HG
“SHRINES, FORTRESSES, AND SHIFTING TOWNS: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UPPER CASAMANCE, SENEGAL (7TH-19TH C)”
Dr SRIO CANÓS-DONNAY (Institute of Heritage Sciences, Spanish National Research Council)
The Empire of Mali (13th-16th C AD) was one of the largest states in the history of sub-Saharan Africa. Kaabu, its westernmost province, was its main connection with the Atlantic trade networks and the only region that flourished an independent state after the empire’s collapse in the 16th C. Although well-known from oral traditions and European accounts, Kaabu’s archaeology had never been studied before. This talk will discuss the results of the first decade of archaeological work in the Upper Casamance region, Kaabu’s core, and what it has told us about this historical state.
This event is FREE.
To attend IN PERSON please register at:
The lecture will be followed by questions and refreshments.
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
For any queries please contact Sanja Vucetic (s.vucetic@sheffield.ac.uk)
We look forward to seeing you there.
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S3 7HG
