Zambezian Entanglements in the South-Central African Iron Age (ZAMBEZI) is a 5-year project based on fieldwork in Zambia and Zimbabwe. The project centres on renewed excavations at the site of Ingombe Ilede, Zambia, and exploration of the broader region, including further sites in Zambia and northern Zimbabwe. As such, ZAMBEZI will be generating new data for some key sites through which the archaeology of this region is known and offers the opportunity to rethink second-millennium lifeways and connections in this place. The project is a collaboration with the National Museum of Zambia. We are looking for a highly motivated applicant to join the project. The selected applicant will be jointly co-supervised by the PI of the project, Professor Stephanie Wynne-Jones, and Dr Alexander Weide, with additional input from other members of the Department and McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, and external researchers depending on training needs. The successful applicant's research will focus on plant use, agricultural practice and landscape change, using data from flotation of material from excavations at Ingombe Ilede and neighbouring sites. 2

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