Alemseged Beldados
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 85677 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alemseged Beldados |
| PRENOMES | Alemseged |
| SOBRENOME | Beldados |
| ASSINATURA | BELDADOS A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2057-3602 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Anthracological analysis of charcoal from Bara, Southwestern Nigeria
Charcoal samples from different archaeological contexts at the site of Bara, in southwest Nigeria, were subjected to anthracological study. The sites investigated—residential structures, refuse deposits, and ceremonial centers-were from different cultural phases and settlement contexts ranging from ca. 400 BC during the Early Iron Age to the Oyo Imperial period during AD 1570–1835. The total number of charcoal pieces investigated is 2,972, consti…
Crop of the Future
Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is an important plant belonging to the Musaceae family, cultivated predominantly in south and south-west Ethiopia. It is often referred to as the “tree against hunger” and considered a good crop to tackle food insecurity. Yet, it remains a relatively unknown crop outside its country of origin. Our interdisciplinary project “Evolutionary dynamics of vegetative agriculture in the Ethiopian Highlands: inte…
Isotopic analysis of modern sorghum and finger millet from different altitudes in Ethiopia
C 4 crops such as sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) and finger millet ( Eleusine coracana ) have played a significant role in the economic livelihood in arid and semi-arid zones of tropical and sub-tropical Africa since prehistoric times. However, to date, our knowledge of their past management practices is limited. Stable isotope analysis of archaeobotanical remains has been recognized as a valuable tool for reconstructing past agricultural practices,…
Terminal Pleistocene Lithic Technology in Eastern Africa
Le Pléistocène terminal en Afrique orientale était caractérisé par des conditions arides. Le paysage était largement dominé par une végétation ouverte, tandis que les lacs ont été réduits à leur niveau le plus bas. Les chasseurs-cueilleurs ont dû développer différentes stratégies d’adaptation pour faire face à ces changements environnementaux, qui sont accessibles à travers l’étude de la culture matérielle et des restes fauniques. Nous présentons…
Archaeobotany, Plant Economy, Palaeoenvironment and Religious Identity in Medieval Eastern Ethiopia. The Results of Analysis from Harlaa, Dire Dawa Region
Les recherches archéobotaniques sur les sites médiévaux de l’est de l’Éthiopie étaient inexistantes jusqu’en 2015. Auparavant, l’orientation géographique de la recherche archéobotanique en Éthiopie avait généralement favorisé le nord et le nord-est du pays plutôt que l’est et les contextes préhistoriques ou aksumites plutôt que médiévaux. Les résultats de la recherche archéobotanique achevée au centre commercial de Harlaa (du VIe au XVe siècle) d…
The development of crop production in the northern Horn of Africa
This article presents a synthesis of the hypotheses and evidence for plant domestication and the origins of agriculture in the northern Horn of Africa. To date, available archaeological data point to an introduction of agricultural practices to Ethiopia during the late Holocene, c. 1600 BC, influenced by adjacent areas including eastern Sudan, Egypt and southern Arabia. The archaeobotanical record shows that farming in the northern highlands was …
Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Agricultural Economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia)
Archaeobotanical investigations at the site of Ona Adi in Tigrai were conducted during the 2013–2015 field seasons within the framework of the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP). The site occupation spanned the Middle/Late Pre-Aksumite period (ca. 750/600 BCE) to the fall of the Aksumite Kingdom (ca. 700 CE), including the Pre-Aksumite to Aksumite transition (ca. 400 BCE–CE 1). The main objective of the study was to examine the agricult…
Sorghum and Finger Millet Cultivation during the Aksumite Period
Cross-cultural models are a useful tool to generate hypotheses about the past using ethnographic data, especially when they can be validated against the archaeological record. In this paper, we propose the use of computer modelling techniques to gain insights into the agricultural history in the northern Horn of Africa of two key staple crops, i.e. finger millet (Eleusine coracana) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). To date, our understanding of the …
Burning questions
Sorghum was first domesticated approximately 6000 years ago in the eastern Sahel region of Africa, but our understanding of its agricultural history is uneven due to the paucity of the available archaeobotanical evidence. Despite growing interest in the issue, sorghum response to fire exposure has been little investigated. In this paper, the resistance of six domesticated sorghum varieties (Sorghum bicolor) and one wild specimen (Sorghum arundina…
Pre-Aksumite plant husbandry in the Horn of Africa
The Pre-Aksumite Period
The Pre-Aksumite Period (mid-second to late first millennia BC) witnessed the rise of complex societies in the Horn of Africa. Archaeological survey and excavations in the Gulo Makeda region of Eastern Tigrai by the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP) have produced new data and insights into this critical juncture in the cultural history of the region. Based on data from Mezber and other archaeological sites, we present a new Pre-Aksumit…
New Dates for Megalithic Stele Monuments of Gedeo, South Ethiopia
This paper reports the results of an archaeological survey and test excavation conducted in one of the ancient megalithic stele sites in south Ethiopia, Sakaro Sodo. The Sakaro Sodo stele site is situated in Gedeo zone, which is known to have the largest number and highest concentration of megalithic stele monuments in Africa, with an estimate of more than 10,000 stelae in sixty or more sites. Prior to our work, only one absolute date was availab…
Ethnoarchaeological and Experimental Charring Studies Related to the Cultivation of Finger Millet ( Eleusine Coracana [L.] Gaertn.) in Northwestern Ethiopia
An ethnoarchaeological study was conducted in northwestern Ethiopia on the cultivation of dagusa (Amharic), commonly known as finger millet (Eleusine coracana) in English. Dagusa is one of the most important cereals and staple foods in East and Central Africa. The field study examined crop-processing activities from land preparation to food processing. The study documented traditional agricultural techniques, land races, labor organization, foods…
Material cosmopolitanism
The investigation of Islamic archaeology in Ethiopia has until recently been neglected. Excavations at Harlaa, a large urban centre in eastern Ethiopia, are now beginning to redress this lack of research attention. By establishing occupation and material sequences, and by assessing the chronology and material markers of Islamisation, recent work provides important new insight on the presence and role of Muslims and Islamic practice at Harlaa, and…
Millets in eastern Sudan
Charred botanical remains and plant impressions in pottery sherds and baked clay pieces recovered during survey and archaeological excavation mainly at Mahal Teglinos (Kassala, K-1), Sudan, were examined for botanical remains. Archaeobotanical analyses were undertaken on these and similar artefacts recovered during surveys of the same site and its surrounds (Kashim el-Girba and Shurab el-Gash). The studied samples yield evidence for plant use and…
Ethnoarchaeological Study of Noog ( Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass., Compositae) in Ethiopia
Ethnoarchaeological research was conducted on traditional agriculture and use of noog (Guizotia abyssinica (L.) Cass.) as well as its wild progenitor, mech (Guizotia scabra (Vis.) Chiov) in present day Ethiopia. The study revealed technological and social aspects of this oil crop. Various traditional processing methods (field and household), division of labor, and economical and cultural values are outlined and described. The study shows the prob…
On the Origins and Dissemination of Domesticated Sorghum and Pearl Millet across Africa and into India
Four decades have passed since Harlan and Stemler (1976) proposed the eastern Sahelian zone as the most likely center of Sorghum bicolor domestication. Recently, new data on seed impressions on Butana Group pottery, from the fourth millennium BC in the southern Atbai region of the far eastern Sahelian Belt in Africa, show evidence for cultivation activities of sorghum displaying some domestication traits. Pennisetum glaucum may have been undergoi…
On the Origins and Dissemination of Domesticated Sorghum and Pearl Millet across Africa and into India
Four decades have passed since Harlan and Stemler (1976) proposed the eastern Sahelian zone as the most likely center of Sorghum bicolor domestication. Recently, new data on seed impressions on Butana Group pottery, from the fourth millennium BC in the southern Atbai region of the far eastern Sahelian Belt in Africa, show evidence for cultivation activities of sorghum displaying some domestication traits. Pennisetum glaucum may have been undergoi…
Material cosmopolitanism
The investigation of Islamic archaeology in Ethiopia has until recently been neglected. Excavations at Harlaa, a large urban centre in eastern Ethiopia, are now beginning to redress this lack of research attention. By establishing occupation and material sequences, and by assessing the chronology and material markers of Islamisation, recent work provides important new insight on the presence and role of Muslims and Islamic practice at Harlaa, and…
Pre-Aksumite plant husbandry in the Horn of Africa
The Pre-Aksumite Period
The Pre-Aksumite Period (mid-second to late first millennia BC) witnessed the rise of complex societies in the Horn of Africa. Archaeological survey and excavations in the Gulo Makeda region of Eastern Tigrai by the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP) have produced new data and insights into this critical juncture in the cultural history of the region. Based on data from Mezber and other archaeological sites, we present a new Pre-Aksumit…
Ethnoarchaeological and Experimental Charring Studies Related to the Cultivation of Finger Millet ( Eleusine Coracana [L.] Gaertn.) in Northwestern Ethiopia
An ethnoarchaeological study was conducted in northwestern Ethiopia on the cultivation of dagusa (Amharic), commonly known as finger millet (Eleusine coracana) in English. Dagusa is one of the most important cereals and staple foods in East and Central Africa. The field study examined crop-processing activities from land preparation to food processing. The study documented traditional agricultural techniques, land races, labor organization, foods…
Millets in eastern Sudan
Charred botanical remains and plant impressions in pottery sherds and baked clay pieces recovered during survey and archaeological excavation mainly at Mahal Teglinos (Kassala, K-1), Sudan, were examined for botanical remains. Archaeobotanical analyses were undertaken on these and similar artefacts recovered during surveys of the same site and its surrounds (Kashim el-Girba and Shurab el-Gash). The studied samples yield evidence for plant use and…
New Dates for Megalithic Stele Monuments of Gedeo, South Ethiopia
This paper reports the results of an archaeological survey and test excavation conducted in one of the ancient megalithic stele sites in south Ethiopia, Sakaro Sodo. The Sakaro Sodo stele site is situated in Gedeo zone, which is known to have the largest number and highest concentration of megalithic stele monuments in Africa, with an estimate of more than 10,000 stelae in sixty or more sites. Prior to our work, only one absolute date was availab…
Crop of the Future
Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is an important plant belonging to the Musaceae family, cultivated predominantly in south and south-west Ethiopia. It is often referred to as the “tree against hunger” and considered a good crop to tackle food insecurity. Yet, it remains a relatively unknown crop outside its country of origin. Our interdisciplinary project “Evolutionary dynamics of vegetative agriculture in the Ethiopian Highlands: inte…
Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Agricultural Economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia)
Archaeobotanical investigations at the site of Ona Adi in Tigrai were conducted during the 2013–2015 field seasons within the framework of the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP). The site occupation spanned the Middle/Late Pre-Aksumite period (ca. 750/600 BCE) to the fall of the Aksumite Kingdom (ca. 700 CE), including the Pre-Aksumite to Aksumite transition (ca. 400 BCE–CE 1). The main objective of the study was to examine the agricult…
Ethnoarchaeological Study of Noog ( Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass., Compositae) in Ethiopia
Ethnoarchaeological research was conducted on traditional agriculture and use of noog (Guizotia abyssinica (L.) Cass.) as well as its wild progenitor, mech (Guizotia scabra (Vis.) Chiov) in present day Ethiopia. The study revealed technological and social aspects of this oil crop. Various traditional processing methods (field and household), division of labor, and economical and cultural values are outlined and described. The study shows the prob…
On the Origins and Dissemination of Domesticated Sorghum and Pearl Millet across Africa and into India
Four decades have passed since Harlan and Stemler (1976) proposed the eastern Sahelian zone as the most likely center of Sorghum bicolor domestication. Recently, new data on seed impressions on Butana Group pottery, from the fourth millennium BC in the southern Atbai region of the far eastern Sahelian Belt in Africa, show evidence for cultivation activities of sorghum displaying some domestication traits. Pennisetum glaucum may have been undergoi…
Millets in eastern Sudan
Charred botanical remains and plant impressions in pottery sherds and baked clay pieces recovered during survey and archaeological excavation mainly at Mahal Teglinos (Kassala, K-1), Sudan, were examined for botanical remains. Archaeobotanical analyses were undertaken on these and similar artefacts recovered during surveys of the same site and its surrounds (Kashim el-Girba and Shurab el-Gash). The studied samples yield evidence for plant use and…
New Dates for Megalithic Stele Monuments of Gedeo, South Ethiopia
This paper reports the results of an archaeological survey and test excavation conducted in one of the ancient megalithic stele sites in south Ethiopia, Sakaro Sodo. The Sakaro Sodo stele site is situated in Gedeo zone, which is known to have the largest number and highest concentration of megalithic stele monuments in Africa, with an estimate of more than 10,000 stelae in sixty or more sites. Prior to our work, only one absolute date was availab…
Ethnoarchaeological and Experimental Charring Studies Related to the Cultivation of Finger Millet ( Eleusine Coracana [L.] Gaertn.) in Northwestern Ethiopia
An ethnoarchaeological study was conducted in northwestern Ethiopia on the cultivation of dagusa (Amharic), commonly known as finger millet (Eleusine coracana) in English. Dagusa is one of the most important cereals and staple foods in East and Central Africa. The field study examined crop-processing activities from land preparation to food processing. The study documented traditional agricultural techniques, land races, labor organization, foods…
Material cosmopolitanism
The investigation of Islamic archaeology in Ethiopia has until recently been neglected. Excavations at Harlaa, a large urban centre in eastern Ethiopia, are now beginning to redress this lack of research attention. By establishing occupation and material sequences, and by assessing the chronology and material markers of Islamisation, recent work provides important new insight on the presence and role of Muslims and Islamic practice at Harlaa, and…
Sorghum and Finger Millet Cultivation during the Aksumite Period
Cross-cultural models are a useful tool to generate hypotheses about the past using ethnographic data, especially when they can be validated against the archaeological record. In this paper, we propose the use of computer modelling techniques to gain insights into the agricultural history in the northern Horn of Africa of two key staple crops, i.e. finger millet (Eleusine coracana) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). To date, our understanding of the …
Burning questions
Sorghum was first domesticated approximately 6000 years ago in the eastern Sahel region of Africa, but our understanding of its agricultural history is uneven due to the paucity of the available archaeobotanical evidence. Despite growing interest in the issue, sorghum response to fire exposure has been little investigated. In this paper, the resistance of six domesticated sorghum varieties (Sorghum bicolor) and one wild specimen (Sorghum arundina…
Pre-Aksumite plant husbandry in the Horn of Africa
The Pre-Aksumite Period
The Pre-Aksumite Period (mid-second to late first millennia BC) witnessed the rise of complex societies in the Horn of Africa. Archaeological survey and excavations in the Gulo Makeda region of Eastern Tigrai by the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP) have produced new data and insights into this critical juncture in the cultural history of the region. Based on data from Mezber and other archaeological sites, we present a new Pre-Aksumit…
Isotopic analysis of modern sorghum and finger millet from different altitudes in Ethiopia
C 4 crops such as sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) and finger millet ( Eleusine coracana ) have played a significant role in the economic livelihood in arid and semi-arid zones of tropical and sub-tropical Africa since prehistoric times. However, to date, our knowledge of their past management practices is limited. Stable isotope analysis of archaeobotanical remains has been recognized as a valuable tool for reconstructing past agricultural practices,…
Terminal Pleistocene Lithic Technology in Eastern Africa
Le Pléistocène terminal en Afrique orientale était caractérisé par des conditions arides. Le paysage était largement dominé par une végétation ouverte, tandis que les lacs ont été réduits à leur niveau le plus bas. Les chasseurs-cueilleurs ont dû développer différentes stratégies d’adaptation pour faire face à ces changements environnementaux, qui sont accessibles à travers l’étude de la culture matérielle et des restes fauniques. Nous présentons…
Archaeobotany, Plant Economy, Palaeoenvironment and Religious Identity in Medieval Eastern Ethiopia. The Results of Analysis from Harlaa, Dire Dawa Region
Les recherches archéobotaniques sur les sites médiévaux de l’est de l’Éthiopie étaient inexistantes jusqu’en 2015. Auparavant, l’orientation géographique de la recherche archéobotanique en Éthiopie avait généralement favorisé le nord et le nord-est du pays plutôt que l’est et les contextes préhistoriques ou aksumites plutôt que médiévaux. Les résultats de la recherche archéobotanique achevée au centre commercial de Harlaa (du VIe au XVe siècle) d…
The development of crop production in the northern Horn of Africa
This article presents a synthesis of the hypotheses and evidence for plant domestication and the origins of agriculture in the northern Horn of Africa. To date, available archaeological data point to an introduction of agricultural practices to Ethiopia during the late Holocene, c. 1600 BC, influenced by adjacent areas including eastern Sudan, Egypt and southern Arabia. The archaeobotanical record shows that farming in the northern highlands was …
Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Agricultural Economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia)
Archaeobotanical investigations at the site of Ona Adi in Tigrai were conducted during the 2013–2015 field seasons within the framework of the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP). The site occupation spanned the Middle/Late Pre-Aksumite period (ca. 750/600 BCE) to the fall of the Aksumite Kingdom (ca. 700 CE), including the Pre-Aksumite to Aksumite transition (ca. 400 BCE–CE 1). The main objective of the study was to examine the agricult…
Crop of the Future
Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is an important plant belonging to the Musaceae family, cultivated predominantly in south and south-west Ethiopia. It is often referred to as the “tree against hunger” and considered a good crop to tackle food insecurity. Yet, it remains a relatively unknown crop outside its country of origin. Our interdisciplinary project “Evolutionary dynamics of vegetative agriculture in the Ethiopian Highlands: inte…
Anthracological analysis of charcoal from Bara, Southwestern Nigeria
Charcoal samples from different archaeological contexts at the site of Bara, in southwest Nigeria, were subjected to anthracological study. The sites investigated—residential structures, refuse deposits, and ceremonial centers-were from different cultural phases and settlement contexts ranging from ca. 400 BC during the Early Iron Age to the Oyo Imperial period during AD 1570–1835. The total number of charcoal pieces investigated is 2,972, consti…
Geography (14 obras) · Archaeology (13 obras) · Agriculture (11 obras) · Biology (10 obras) · Agronomy (7 obras) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (6 obras) · African history and culture analysis (6 obras) · Ecology (6 obras) · History (6 obras) · Sorghum (6 obras)