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The Spatial Observation Lab for Archaeological Research (SOLAR) specializes in applications of spatial technologies, including satellite imagery and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, for investigations of the ancient past.

The Archaeological Water Histories of Oman (ArWHO) project is collaborative archaeological research effort investigating the long-term role of water and trade in ancient Oman.

ArWHO

The Archaeological Water Histories of Oman (ArWHO) project is collaborative archaeological research effort investigating the long-term role of water and trade in ancient Oman.

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The Southern Red Sea Archaeological Histories (SRSAH) Project is a collaborative research effort involving Ethiopian, American, Canadian, French, and Italian students and scholars investigating the ancient Horn of Africa.

SRSAH

The Southern Red Sea Archaeological Histories (SRSAH) Project is a collaborative research effort involving Ethiopian, American, Canadian, French, and Italian students and scholars investigating the ancient Horn of Africa.

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The Spatial Observation Lab for Archaeological Research (SOLAR) specializes in applications of spatial technologies, including satellite imagery and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, for investigations of the ancient past.

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Archaeology Magazine: Africa’s Merchant Kings

The early Christian kingdom of Aksum was at the heart of a great maritime trading network. Hundreds of ancient obelisks and stelas are strewn across fields on the outskirts of Aksum, a city in the highlands of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The largest of these monuments, which lies toppled and broken into sections, was carved...

Landscape History of Hadramawt wins Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Book Award

Landscape History of Hadramawt: The Roots of Agriculture in Southern Arabia (RASA) Project 1998-2008, published in 2020 by the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, has been awarded the 2022 Anna Marguerite McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports presented by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). The book was edited by Joy McCorriston, Professor of Anthropology at The Ohio State...

Video – Ancient Africa: Insights from the Aksumite Town of Beta Samati, Ethiopia

Aksum was one of Africa’s most powerful and influential ancient civilizations, but many details of its history remain scantly understood. How did Aksumite civilization originate? Why, after nearly one thousand years, did it eventually collapse? Drawing on his collaborative research with Ethiopian scholars, including NASA-funded exploration, and the discovery of Beta Samati, Harrower discusses some...