This introduction chapter addresses historical trends in African diaspora archaeology over the past several decades, assesses ongoing debates in theories, research questions, and interpretative frameworks, and provides an overview of the selected readings included in this volume. [pp. 1-25] Part II. Perspectives from Historical Archaeology in Africa 2. Historical Archaeology in Sub-Saharan Afri...

This special focus section analyses state–diaspora relationships with a on the case of Eritrea, paradigmatic example, as we show in this introduction, to elaborate following key questions: What determines loyalty between diaspora and state? How can understand dynamics co-optation, loyalty, resistance that characterise many diaspora–state relationships? is role historical events memory building ...

The trans-Atlantic slave trade brought millions of Africans to the New World. Advances in genomics are providing novel insights into the history and health of Africans and the diasporan populations. Recent examples reviewed here include the unraveling of substantial hunter-gatherer and 'Eurasian' admixtures across sub-Saharan Africa, expanding our understanding of ancestral African genetics; th...

This essay utilizes the rich photographic collections of Herrnhut Archive, Rijksmuseum and Tropenmuseum to explore alternative ways understanding colonial Indian labour diaspora, infuse new meanings into old pictures draw upon reinterpretation historical images reframe personal female migration stories from an artistic perspective. presents overview photography subjects in India her discusses s...