Archaeologist | Researcher | National Geographic Explorer |ACLS Fellow
Dela Kuma (PhD)
An Assistant Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.
About Me
Specializes in African Archaelogy
Dela Kuma (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Kuma specializes in African archaeology, the archaeology of ‘legitimate’ trade, and the archaeology of the Atlantic world. Her current research, “Nkudzedze: Africanizing Tastes and Consumer Power during ‘legitimate’ trade at Amedeka, Ghana (AD 1807-1900), “ examines broad transformations in local tastes and everyday life during the nineteenth-century in the hinterlands of southeastern Ghana.
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Book Project
Africanizing Tastes and Consumer Power during ‘Legitimate’ Trade at Amedeka, Ghana (AD 1807-1900)
Dr. Kuma’s current book project ” Africanizing Tastes and Consumer Power during ‘Legitimate’ Trade at Amedeka, Ghana (AD 1807-1900),” delves into the broad transformations in local tastes and everyday life during the nineteenth-century trade in the hinterlands of southeastern Ghana. In this book, Dr. Kuma shifts the narratives of global encounters from how dominant global actors impacted daily life in Africa to the varied local embodied practices that mediated the reception, consumption, and rejection of regional and imported goods.
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2023 Community Archaeology Day
In the scorching Summer of 2023, the enthusiastic AAP team organized an unforgettable Community Archaeology Day event at the serene Amedeka site, marking the (almost) end of the COVID-19 era. The team worked hand in hand with revered community elders to present and discuss the intriguing findings from their meticulous 2020 fieldwork and in-depth analyses. The event was graced with the presence of a significant number of elementary and high school students, who were awestruck and eager to engage with the fascinating data, while enjoying delectable dishes and drinks, courteously served by the AAP team.
Watch this space for updates for our 2024 Community Archaeology Day!
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