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Project director
Research associate at the Centre of African Studies, SOAS–University of London
Project planning and coordination, Art history
Tania taught and researched African art and archaeology at SOAS–University of London for 25 years. Now retired, she remains a research associate at the SOAS Centre of African Studies, developing ties for research and teaching with universities in Ethiopia and Brazil. Her research interests and the topics of her publications include NE African art and archaeology, Diaspora studies and the Philosophy of art, in particular relating to conflict and representation. She has made several research visits to NE Africa, particularly Ethiopia. Her initial focus was on medieval wall paintings in Ethiopian churches, for which she adopted a multi-disciplinary approach, looking at their historical, art historical and ethnological/ anthropological aspects. Since 2009 she has been running the current SolZag Project to explore certain of these sites archaeologically. Dr Tribe has been awarded several grants for her research.
team members
consultants
Dr Dario Piombino-Mascali, mummy specialist
University of Vilnius, Lithuania
Dr Patrick Quinn, petrographer
Institute of Archaeology, UCL, UK
Mr Stephen Rickerby and Ms Lisa Shekede, conservators
London, UK
Consultants to the Ethiopian Heritage Fund
http://www.rickerby-shekede.com/
Ato Tilahun Gebreselassie, World Heritage Registration Studies Senior Researcher
ARCCH, Addis Ababa
Former Team Members (with their affiliations at the time)
Ato Abebe Mengistu, field archaeologist, ARCCH, Addis Ababa
Dr Mark Anderson, freelance archaeologist, UK
Ato Chalachew Simeneh, Amhara Region Culture and Tourism Office, Bahir Dar
Mr (now Dr) Brian Clark, postgraduate student, Rice University, Houston, USA
Ato Habtamu Tesfaye, field archaeologist, ARCCH, Addis Ababa
Ato Kidanemariam Woldegiorgis, Lalibela Culture and Tourism Office
Mr Luca Savelli, postgraduate archaeology student, SOAS, UK
Mr Dil Singh Basanti, postgraduate student, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
Ms Morgan Elaine Smith, freelance textile specialist, Canada