Event: Gold Diggers and the “Keep It” Chant: UCLA in Ethiopia


Date & Time

January 19, 2017 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
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Contact Information

Sonali Gupta-Agarwal
sonaliga@ioa.ucla.edu

Location

California Nanosystems Institute

Event Type

Cotsen Public Lecture

Event Details

Speaker: Dr. Willeke Wendrich

UCLA’s Shire Archaeological Project works in the north of Ethiopia, in an area where perhaps Ethiopia’s most ancient town once stood. The site is badly destroyed because of modern gold diggers who pan the soil for tiny flecks of gold. In November and December 2016 our archaeological research went hand-in-hand with community outreach to explain why the ancient remains are important, which resulted in many new friends and a new catchy chant.