Sealinks Project

Proto-Globalisation Conference a success

The Proto-Globalisation in the Indian Ocean World Conference welcomed 100 leading scholars and students to Oxford to explore the early connectivity of the Indian Ocean world, and the movement of goods, people, species and ideas. The conference took place in Oxford over 4 days from the 7-10 November, 2013... Read More...

Public events at Ashmolean Museum

The Sealinks Project is collaborating with the Ashmolean Museum to offer various activities and events on Thursday 7 November, including gallery tours and an evening lecture series. The Ashmolean Museum events offer interested members of the public the opportunity to engage with the latest ideas about the Indian Ocean and the world's first steps towards globalisation...Read More...

From Colonisation to Globalisation Conference

Ideas emerging from two ERC-funded projects, the Sealinks Project and the Palaeodeserts Project, have led to a spin off conference. The conference “From Colonisation to Globalisation: Species Movements in Human History” saw top international scholars from a diverse range of disciplines meet in Paris from 4 to 7 October, 2013 to consider the role that humans have played in moving species around the globe... Read More...

Joint Sealinks-Madagascar project kicks off

Summer 2013 saw the initiation of new fieldwork in northern Madagascar as part of a collaboration between the Sealinks Project and the Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie, Antananarivo. The research aims to explore Madagascar’s early maritime links, and involves scholars from various universities, including the Universities of Oxford, Bristol, Michigan, and Sydney.

Wenner Gren bursaries awarded for Oxford conference

Bursaries funded through the Wenner Gren Foundation have been awarded to four scholars to support their participation in the Proto-Globalisation in the Indian Ocean Conference, to be held in Oxford 7-10 November. 2013. Six other scholars are receiving support from the Wenner Gren Foundation to attend the conference... Read More...

Wenner Gren award for Oxford conference bursaries

Generous funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation has been awarded to support the participation of scholars from the developing world in the Proto-Globalisation in the Indian Ocean World Conference. This includes two bursaries for early career researchers, to be awarded through an open competition... Read More...

Sealinks completes another Africa season

The Sealinks Project has undertaken a fourth season of archaeological research in East Africa. The excavation season, which took place over a three month period, was directed by Dr. Alison Crowther of the University of Oxford... Read More...

Sealinks paper wins Ben Cullen Prize

A recent Sealinks paper, published in the journal Antiquity, has been awarded the Ben Cullen Prize. The article, entitled "Across the Indian Ocean: The prehistoric movement of plants and animals" was co-authored by Sealinks project members Dorian Fuller, Nicole Boivin, Tom Hoogervorst and Robin Allaby.

Indian Ocean Archaeology Network kicks off in Perth

Sealinks Project members participated in the first meeting of the World Universities Network-sponsored Indian Ocean Archaeology Network, held at the Western Australia Museum in Perth. The two day meeting took place on 10-11 November, 2012, and included talks by Sealinks team members.