Co-investigator for Tanzania
Stephanie is Professor and Deputy Head of Department of Archaeology at the University of York. She has a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Cambridge (2005) on ‘Exploring urbanisation in the Kilwa region, Tanzania AD 800-1500.’0.’
Stephanie has been at York since 2011 where she was appointed as a lecturer after completing a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowship at the University of Bristol. Before this, she spent three years as Assistant Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, based in Nairobi. Across all the roles, Stephanie has worked in African archaeology, focusing on the Swahili coast and the caravan routes that connected that coast to the interior.
One of the reasons I love working in Africa is the chance to collaborate with colleagues in the region. Through a series of projects, I’ve been committed to developing enduring collaborations with communities as well as with African scholars. Archaeological exploration then becomes a truly group journey. The sensory part of archaeology is also very important to me: being in the open air, digging in the earth, exploring new landscapes and touching artefacts that haven’t been held for thousands of years.
In her spare time, Stephanie loves being outdoors, walking, exploring places, and also enjoying a different type of digging – gardening!
Read more about Stephanie on the University of York website, Rising from the Depths and Urban Ecology Zanzibar page.