The UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and the Institute for Field Research have been working alongside community members in the Tigray region of Ethiopia for the last several years to unearth the history of the region. Little is known about what happened between the early hominids and medieval times. It was once believed that the area was uninhabited, but the team is discovering a significant archaeological record just as important as the famous Axum.
During my second season with UCLA's archaeology team in Ethiopia, Jeremy La Zelle and I created a documentary film and promotional material for UCLA and IFR. Please enjoy the piece on community archaeolgoy above and several one minute clips below.
Dr. Hiluf Berhe
Mekelle University
Archaeologist Marianne Tames- Demauras
University of Cambridge
Archaeologist Dil Singh Basanti
Northwestern University