The Azazo Project

In this article we discuss the motivations, aims, and preliminary results of working with a local community in Ethiopia. Trying to escape from the (neo)colonial archaeology that is still practised in Africa, this project aims to achieve a cooperative and participative archaeology. This work with the community has been one of our main priorities in our last seasons, and although we have focused on elementary school and university students, we have opened up a number of different paths to follow in future years. The experience has been very positive, and engagement with local people has helped us to create awareness about the importance of cultural heritage, hopefully ensuring the future protection of the sites

Archaeology · Colonialism · Community engagement · Community work · Cultural heritage · Local community · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · African history and culture analysis · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · History · Law

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