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Frank Masele

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ID667952
NAMEFrank Masele
GIVEN NAMESFrank
FAMILY NAMEMasele
SIGNATUREMASELE F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Dar es Salaam
ORCID0000-0001-9897-8688
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS21
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2
  • Archaeological investigations at the 1891 Lugalo battlefield in Iringa Region, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Post-Medieval Archaeology•2026

    The paper presents the results from the archaeological surveys conducted at Lugalo, focusing on the materiality of the 1891 Hehe tribe ambush on the German Imperial Protection Force (Schutztruppe) of the German colonial empire in Africa. This force was advancing to lay siege to the heavily fortified Hehe capital at Kalenga, commanded by Captain Emil von Zelewski, armed with superior weaponry. Despite all the odds, the Hehe warriors under the gene…

  • Years after the Hehe-German Battle of Lugalo in Iringa Region, Tanzania: An Archaeological Investigation of the Battlefield

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 19

  • On Hunting and Meat-eating by Middle Stone Age Hominins at Loiyangalani Site in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•African Archaeological Review•2025•References: 14

  • Reconstructing the 1891 Lugalo battlefield in Iringa Region, Tanzania: Survey and analysis of German Mauser rifle and Maxim gun cartridge casings

    Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Azania Archaeological Research in…•2025•References: 37

    This paper presents the findings of an archaeological survey carried out at the Lugalo battlefield. The German punitive military expedition to subdue and besiege the heavily fortified Hehe capital of Kalenga, armed with Mauser rifles, artillery pieces, and Maxim machine guns, suffered a painful and humiliating defeat at the hands of the Hehe warriors, mostly armed with spears and shields, in 1891. A small, yet important, assemblage of battle-rela…

  • The 1891 Battle of Lugalo: An Initial Archaeological Investigation of the Hehe- German Battlefields in Iringa, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Tanzania Zamani A Journal of…•2021•Cited by: 2

    The 1891 battle of Lugalo in Tanzania is one of the many the Germans faced against the local people in their endeavour to impose colonial rule. The Hehe warriors under chief Mkwawa, mostly equipped with spears and shields, defeated the German forces with superior weaponry. The aftermath was bloody and costly based on the number of causalities sustained by both parties. Until recently, the battlefield has received no attention from archaeologists.…

  • Zooarchaeology of the Middle Stone Age in Magubike Rockshelter, Iringa Region, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele, Pamela R Willoughby•ARTICLE•African Archaeological Review•2021•Cited by: 1•References: 92

  • Testing meat-eating by Middle Stone Age hominins at Loiyangalani open-air site in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Archaeological and Anthropological…•2020•Cited by: 7•References: 67

  • Private Business Investments in Heritage Sites in Tanzania: Recent Developments and Challenges for Heritage Management

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•African Archaeological Review•2012•Cited by: 10•References: 7

  • Private Business Investments in Heritage Sites in Tanzania: Recent Developments and Challenges for Heritage Management

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•African Archaeological Review•2012•Cited by: 10•References: 7

  • Testing meat-eating by Middle Stone Age hominins at Loiyangalani open-air site in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Archaeological and Anthropological…•2020•Cited by: 7•References: 67

  • The 1891 Battle of Lugalo: An Initial Archaeological Investigation of the Hehe- German Battlefields in Iringa, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Tanzania Zamani A Journal of…•2021•Cited by: 2

    The 1891 battle of Lugalo in Tanzania is one of the many the Germans faced against the local people in their endeavour to impose colonial rule. The Hehe warriors under chief Mkwawa, mostly equipped with spears and shields, defeated the German forces with superior weaponry. The aftermath was bloody and costly based on the number of causalities sustained by both parties. Until recently, the battlefield has received no attention from archaeologists.…

  • Years after the Hehe-German Battle of Lugalo in Iringa Region, Tanzania: An Archaeological Investigation of the Battlefield

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 19

  • Zooarchaeology of the Middle Stone Age in Magubike Rockshelter, Iringa Region, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele, Pamela R Willoughby•ARTICLE•African Archaeological Review•2021•Cited by: 1•References: 92

  • Private Business Investments in Heritage Sites in Tanzania: Recent Developments and Challenges for Heritage Management

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•African Archaeological Review•2012•Cited by: 10•References: 7

  • Testing meat-eating by Middle Stone Age hominins at Loiyangalani open-air site in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Archaeological and Anthropological…•2020•Cited by: 7•References: 67

  • The 1891 Battle of Lugalo: An Initial Archaeological Investigation of the Hehe- German Battlefields in Iringa, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Tanzania Zamani A Journal of…•2021•Cited by: 2

    The 1891 battle of Lugalo in Tanzania is one of the many the Germans faced against the local people in their endeavour to impose colonial rule. The Hehe warriors under chief Mkwawa, mostly equipped with spears and shields, defeated the German forces with superior weaponry. The aftermath was bloody and costly based on the number of causalities sustained by both parties. Until recently, the battlefield has received no attention from archaeologists.…

  • Zooarchaeology of the Middle Stone Age in Magubike Rockshelter, Iringa Region, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele, Pamela R Willoughby•ARTICLE•African Archaeological Review•2021•Cited by: 1•References: 92

  • Years after the Hehe-German Battle of Lugalo in Iringa Region, Tanzania: An Archaeological Investigation of the Battlefield

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 19

  • On Hunting and Meat-eating by Middle Stone Age Hominins at Loiyangalani Site in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•African Archaeological Review•2025•References: 14

  • Reconstructing the 1891 Lugalo battlefield in Iringa Region, Tanzania: Survey and analysis of German Mauser rifle and Maxim gun cartridge casings

    Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Azania Archaeological Research in…•2025•References: 37

    This paper presents the findings of an archaeological survey carried out at the Lugalo battlefield. The German punitive military expedition to subdue and besiege the heavily fortified Hehe capital of Kalenga, armed with Mauser rifles, artillery pieces, and Maxim machine guns, suffered a painful and humiliating defeat at the hands of the Hehe warriors, mostly armed with spears and shields, in 1891. A small, yet important, assemblage of battle-rela…

  • Archaeological investigations at the 1891 Lugalo battlefield in Iringa Region, Tanzania

    Open Access•Frank Masele•ARTICLE•Post-Medieval Archaeology•2026

    The paper presents the results from the archaeological surveys conducted at Lugalo, focusing on the materiality of the 1891 Hehe tribe ambush on the German Imperial Protection Force (Schutztruppe) of the German colonial empire in Africa. This force was advancing to lay siege to the heavily fortified Hehe capital at Kalenga, commanded by Captain Emil von Zelewski, armed with superior weaponry. Despite all the odds, the Hehe warriors under the gene…

Archaeology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Tanzania (6 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (5 works) · African history and culture studies (4 works) · Battlefield (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (3 works) · German (3 works)

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