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Deg Zed
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Archaeologist.
Phd student @ICArEHB and working in the National museum of Ethiopia. Interested in plant domestication in Ethiopia through plant genetics.
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Check out our new publication on the challenges faced by African scholars, especially early-career researchers. *Against All Odds: An Archaeologist's Journey in Africa*
Ethiopia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa collaboration
#EX NOVO Journal
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Archaeopress Journals
https://archaeopresspublishing.com/ojs/index.php/…
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Just a few days left! 😃 The call for papers and posters closes on October 26th 📆 We’re excited to receive your contributions for Session 13: “If I Had a Hammer, I’d 3D-Scan It: Computational Approaches for the Analysis of Tool Artifacts.”
October 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Our latest review explores the role of machine learning in use-wear analysis, highlighting its potential and providing recommendations for key challenges and limitations.
journal.caa-international.org/articles/10....

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Machine Learning Applications in Use-Wear Analysis: A Critical Review | Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology
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June 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
degzed.bsky.social
New from my PhD research: "The Genomics of T’ef and Finger Millet Domestication and Spread" now out in the Royal Society B.
royalsocietypublishing.org/eprint/AI2GM...
The genomics of t’ef and finger millet domestication and spread | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The Northern Highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea (NHE) were a centre for food production in Africa, hosting one of the earliest agriculture-based complex societies on the continent. The NHE’s geographical connections with the Arabian Peninsula, and Nilotic ...
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May 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Did climate or social dynamics shape early farming & state formation in Ethiopia’s amazing Pre-Aksumite & Aksumite cultures? Our review in African Archaeological Review explores this. Hope it’s helpful!#Icarehb
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The Role of Environmental Changes in the Development of the Agricultural Economy During Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Cultures - African Archaeological Review
The northern highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea (NHE) hosted the earliest agricultural and urban societies in sub-Saharan Africa: the Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite cultures. However, the role of environmen...
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April 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Homo erectus adapted to steppe-desert climate extremes one million years ago - Communications Earth & Environment
Homo erectus adapted to hyper-arid climatic conditions one million years ago through the strategic use of rivers and ponds, and this facilitated geographic expansion within and beyond Africa, as shown...
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January 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Thrilled to be part of this research. cosmosmagazine.com/history/arch...
Human ancestor Homo erectus had no problem in arid conditions
Homo erectus adapted to live in arid, desert-like conditions 1.2 million years ago according to new research.
cosmosmagazine.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Groundbreaking research
on Homo erectus
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

#OldupaiGorge
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Using sedimentology, geochemistry, Ar/Ar dating, biome simulations, fire history, paleobotany, fauna, and lithics, we reveal how hominins navigated extreme environments in northern Tanzania 1 Ma
January 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Our latest study in @NatureComms reveals that #HomoErectus wasn't confined to comfy forests & grasslands. 🌳 These hominins were surprisingly adaptable, thriving even in harsh, hyperarid environments! 🏜️ #HumanEvolution #Archaeology #Adaptation
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Homo erectus adapted to steppe-desert climate extremes one million years ago - Communications Earth & Environment
Homo erectus adapted to hyper-arid climatic conditions one million years ago through the strategic use of rivers and ponds, and this facilitated geographic expansion within and beyond Africa, as shown...
www.nature.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM