3-5 June 2026, originally posted https://www.ecoarch-project.org/

EcoArch – Ecological Archaeologies of the Afrotropics

EcoArch – Ecological Archaeologies of the Afrotropics

EcoArch investigates how people and climate have shaped landscapes and biodiversity across Africa and Arabia.

The project is funded by an ERC Synergy Grant and runs over six years. We work across borders and disciplines to conduct groundbreaking research on landscapes and climate systems. 

Read more about the project

Principal Investigators

• David Keith Wright, University of Oslo
• Sanne Boessenkool, University of Oslo
• Sarah Ivory, Penn State University
• Sandy Harrison, University of Reading

More about the PIs

Collaborators

EcoArch is collaborating with 18 research institutes on four continents to provide high-resolution palaeoecological reconstructions in the Afrotropics over the last 6000 years.

List of collaborators

Funding

Funded by the European Union (ERC, 2025-SyG, EcoArch, 101224871).

See also

EcoARCH Launch – New SYNERGY Grant Funding for S.P.E.C.I.A.L

https://www.uio.no/english/about/news-and-events/news/2025/over-eur-30-million-in-erc-grants-to-uio-researche.html

https://www.ecoarch-project.org/news-and-events/news/kick-off-conference-in-nairobi.html