Mary Prendergast

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Detecting and Mapping the `Ephemeral': Magnetometric Survey of a Pastoral Neolithic Settlement at Luxmanda, Tanzania

Common assumptions about the ephemeral archaeological signature of pastoralist settlements have limited the application of geophysical techniques in the investigation of past …

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The Influence of Ancient Herders on Soil Development at Luxmanda, Mbulu Plateau, Tanzania

In eastern Africa, ecologists have found that when mobile pastoralists abandon their temporary encampments, the accumulation of burned animal dung, wood, and other organic waste …

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Research on the Archaeology of Pastoralism in Tanzania (RAPT)

PIs: Kate Grillo (U Florida), Mary Prendergast (Rice U)

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