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SUMMARY:Making and trading iron in the Swahili world: an archaeometallurgi
 cal study of iron production technologies in coastal Tanzania - Dr Ema Bau
 zyte\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20210430T121500Z
DTEND:20210430T130000Z
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CONTACT:Laura Courto
DESCRIPTION:The seminar will present the results of a PhD project focusing
  on East African archaeometallurgy. The research project explored iron pro
 duction technologies and exchange networks in 500-1500 CE Swahili contexts
 . The aim of the study was to understand the socioeconomic role of iron pr
 oduction and examine material and technological networks in the region. Th
 e project studied 7 sites located largely on Tanzanian islands. Iron slag 
 from these sites was examined using optical microscopy and XRF. The result
 s were used to inform our understanding of technological traditions of iro
 n production\, their scale\, and spatial organization of the craft. This i
 s the first such study carried out in the region. The seminar will outline
  the results of the study and explain how they transformed our understandi
 ng of Swahili metal working.
LOCATION:Online via zoom
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