Just came back from an amazing two weeks in Guinea-Bissau preparing the January excavations at Kansala, the last capital of the Kingdom of Kaabu. Thanks to Thiery Balde, Eric Moral and Iaia Biai for making it possible, and to INEP for hosting us. Can't wait for January!

.🦋👋🏻 nos habla de cómo otras civilizaciones nos descubrieron a nosotros a partir de las investigaciones de Sirio Canós Donnay,  arqueóloga del Instituto del CSIC El grabado con George Washington que le hicieron en China

This is the wonderful team currently excavating Kansala, last capital of the Kingdom of Kaabu, currently in Guinea-Bissau. Archaeologists from Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-B, and Spain, working together to document this amazing site. More news on finds shortly!

Today we received the visit of the amazing Tabato griots who are going to write a song about our work in Kansala, very excited to hear the result!

Desde la excavaciones de Kansala en Guinea Bissau, Khady, Amy Colle, Nafi, Yaye y yo misma os deseamos un estupendo #11F #DiaMujeryNinaEnCiencia

C’était fantastique d’avoir fait partie de ce groupe d’archéologues, les premiers à avoir fouillé la capitale de l’ancien empire du Gabou. Merci Dr. Sirio. Dr. Thiame 👋👋👋💪🤝🤝🤝

Our work in Kansala made it to the news! youtu.be/-LFlxxKh_j4?si…

📢📢New(ish) publication! Want to know more about Senegambian archaeology? I've managed to cram in 10k words a summary of it all! doi.org/10.1093/acrefo…

Our work in Kansala featured in Archaeology Magazine ! archaeology.org/issues/550-240…

Gentes de Madrid! Mañana voy a estar hablando en el MAN sobre mis movidas arqueológicas varias! man.es/.../20231003..…

So nice to see the Kansala article in the papery flesh! Thanks Archaeology Magazine and Ilana Herzig for featuring African archaeology!

Want to know what links an Ottoman anti-poison jar, an 18th C afro-Spanish writer and various miracles in a Salamanca convent? Then check out this article by Beatrijs de Groot and myself that has just come out! digital.csic.es/handle/10261/3…

Recording today the sung version of the Kansala excavation report with the amazing Nino Galissa, never thought an archaeological report could sound so beautiful!

We're going on tour! Presenting the Kansala final report across Guinea-Bissau, then Gambia and Senegal!

Yesterday I was given the Amílcar Cabral pano de pinto and hat in acknowledgement for our work in Kansala. Honoured beyond words. May as well retire now, cannot trump this!

For anybody in Banjul on Tuesday, I'll be talking about the amazing work we've been doing in Kansala and presenting our collaboration with the wonderful griot Nino Galissa, do come!

The Kansala Project featured in The Voice Newspaper | Gambia ! voicegambia.com/2024/10/04/spa…

I'm so very happy to finally share the *sung* version of the Kansala 2024 excavation report, composed and performed by the amazing Nino Galissa. Subtitles on (unless you speak Mandinka)! youtube.com/watch?v=F5G3hU…

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