From a West African Savanna to a Portuguese Dining Table: Ivory on the Move in a Late Medieval World

We are delighted to welcome Dr Ashley Coutu to our History Research Seminar series. Ashley will be joining us on Tuesday, 3 December, 4.15-5.30pm in The Diamond, workroom 3. She will be presenting a paper entitled 'From a West African Savanna to a Portuguese Dining Table: Ivory on the Move in a Late Medieval World'.

Ashley Coutu is Research Curator (African Archaeology) and Deputy Head of Research at the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Her research is interdisciplinary, reflecting interests and training across fields such as African archaeology, biomolecular archaeology, and historical ecology.