Welcome To The New Anthropology Postdoctoral Scientist

"He received his BA General Degree from the University of Zimbabwe (Harare) in Archaeology, History and Economic History, followed by a Special Honors degree in Archaeology from the same university. This was followed by a Master’s in Archaeology at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and a Ph.D. in Archaeology and Ancient History from Uppsala University in Sweden. His doctoral research focused on iron production in Great Zimbabwe, southern Africa’s Iron Age civilization that was at its peak in the 12th and 16th centuries AD, which is famous for its monumental dry-stone architecture and international trade. His work has appeared in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History, Evolutionary Anthropology, Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, Law, Religion, and the Family in Africa, African Archaeological Review, WIREs Water, and the books Archives, Objects, Places and Landscapes: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Decolonised Zimbabwean Pasts, Zimbabwean Archaeology in the Post-independence Era, and the World of Great Zimbabwe (forthcoming). He describes his perspective thusly:

I am passionate about using my academic research skills and knowledge to illuminate poorly understood material and social practices of extinct and extant populations of Zimbabwe specifically, and Africa as a whole generally. My rootedness in the cultures of Zimbabwe, together with my dual persona as an archaeologist and heritage professional, well equip me to explore the socio-cultural and material knowledge of extinct and extant people of Zimbabwe, as well as related communities around. Overall, my passion is driven by the desire to explore the nuanced interactions between technological and social dynamics, unravelling the sophisticated interplay of innovation, practice and social transformation, which shaped early African civilizations like medieval Great Zimbabwe in southern Africa and others.

Ezekiel will be collaborating with Assistant Curator Foreman Bandama on advancing archaeometric research in Africa and engaging with anthropological collections, as well as working on the development of the new Africa hall at the Field Museum."