Events

To what extent can we use a high-resolution comparative linguistics approach to open a window into human history when we lack tangible historical information? The Guaporé-Mamoré region, overlapping significant territory in the Bolivian and Brazilian lowlands, is one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse regions in the continent. In spite of that, we know extremely little about the history of a vast majority of the languages, and the indigenous nations who speak them, before the 20th century. In this talk I will discuss my ongoing research examining grammatical properties in order to triangulate historical information about the nations inhabiting of this area.

Jointly organised with BantUGent. To join the meeting online via MS teams, please contact Nina van der Vlugt.

Prof. Ceri Ashley (British Museum, London): "Pathways through the Forest? Reflecting on the Archaeology of Early Farming Communities in Great Lakes Africa".

On December 12 we have the honour to welcome Prof. Ceri Ashley (British Museum, London) with a talk on "Pathways through the Forest? Reflecting on the Archaeology of Early Farming Communities in Great Lakes Africa". Her talk will be followed by a BantuFirst research pitch on "The New West-Coastal Bantu Homeland: An Archaeological Assessment" by Sara Pacchiarotti & Dirk Seidensticker.