Russell Kapumha

Research Interests:

The archaeology of southern African farming communities (Iron Age): Landscape archaeology, ancient architecture, material culture, GIS and 3D modelling, heritage management

Geographic Area:

Southern Africa, Zimbabwe

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher on the New Bantu Mosaics project (PI: Prof Shadreck Chirikure). I am responsible for material culture studies, GIS applications, and database development. I combine my interest in landscape archaeology with modelling population movements to develop new understanding of how the Bantu people may have spread in relation to resource gradients. Previously, I was with the School of Archaeology as a British Academy Newton International Fellow (NIF). My NIF project titled on missing links and bridging gaps: The Archaeology of Kubiku, a Zimbabwe culture site in Masvingo, south-eastern Zimbabwe, was an attempt to contribute to the unpacking of southern Africa’s ancient urban landscape. I am also a 2018 USA African Studies Association (ASA) Presidential Fellow and a holder of small grants from the British Institute in East Africa (BIEA)