Excavation to collect samples for OSL dating
This process involves careful fieldwork and archaeological sample selection and collection, to ensure accurate and reliable dating results.
Making a 3D model of Zimuara A2
While photographing the archaeological site of Zimuara, every detail is captured by the camera, aiming to create a 3D model of this archaeological site.
Prospection day!
Today, the team set out on an archaeological prospecting day trip in Mozambique, with the aim of identifying new areas for excavation.
Discovery of a flint point
During the fieldwork, an exciting discovery was made — a flint point. This ancient artifact, crafted from flint, provides a glimpse into the rich history of human civilization in the region. The flint tip, meticulously crafted by skilled hands, showcases the resourcefulness and ingenuity of our ancestors. Its smooth, elongated shape suggests its purpose as …
Ongoing fieldwork in Mozambique
In the landscapes of Zimuara, Mozambique, part of the DISPERSALS team continues the fieldwork. With their expertise they keep exploring this rich and historically significant region, to help piece together the migration and dispersal dynamics of the lives of those who came before us.
Fieldwork starting in Zimuara, Mozambique
DISPERSALS project has recently begun its first round of fieldwork, with a team of researchers, led by PI Nuno Bicho, embarking on a journey to find more about migration and dispersal dynamics of early Homo sapiens in Africa. The excavation team is comprised by 13 interdisciplinary members, and is escavating in Zimuara, a small coastal …
Field Survey in Mozambique
Part of the ERC-DISPERSALS team was in Mozambique between February 1st and 11th to prepare the first field campaign of the project that will start on April 30, 2023. During these days, the team met with the Director General of Cultural Heritage of Mozambique to organize all the necessary authorizations to carry out the fieldwork, …
DISPERSALS will deliver a fundamental perspective on the key processes that triggered migrations and dispersals within Africa
DISPERSALS will compare the human occupation and ecology between central Mozambique and eastern and southern Africa using a multi-scale approach based on the study of regional diachronic cultural traits. It will reconstruct regional population patterns, followed by comparative quantitative population genetics combined with GIS computational network analyses. The results will be then integrated through Agent-based …
Genetic evidence suggests that modern human migration out of Africa started c. 70,000 years ago
Genetic evidence suggests that successful modern human migration out of Africa is believed to have started c. 70,000 years ago, populating the whole world, at different rates and times. This incredible voyage took place because of human’s unique resilience, versatility, and innovation, both biological and cultural, to external stimuli, including ecological and environmental changes. The …