Shadreck Chirikure
Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science, Director of RLAHA, British Academy Global Professor
Research Interests:
Archaeometallurgy, human material relations, innovation, skills, knowledge, technology and society, ancient technology and Being Human, archaeological science and globalisation, heritage science, sustainability
Geographical Areas:
Africa; Europe; Central America; Indian Ocean Rim
Recent publications
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Introduction: is the human past a history of colonialism?
Journal article
Chirikure S. and Clack T., (2025), Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 1 - 18
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(Post-)colonialism as ideology and power’s grip on material culture: the Shangani Battle Site/Pupu Memorial in Zimbabwe
Journal article
Mukwende T. et al, (2025), Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 1 - 18
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Colonialism from within versus colonialism from outside: the archaeology of nineteenth century Nguni expansion and British colonialism in southwestern Zimbabwe
Journal article
Chirikure S. and Mukwende T., (2025), Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 1 - 17
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Changes in agglomeration and productivity are poor predictors of inequality across the archaeological record.
Journal article
Ortman SG. et al, (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122
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Economic inequality is fueled by population scale, land-limited production, and settlement hierarchies across the archaeological record.
Journal article
Kohler TA. et al, (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122