Episode Synopsis "Talkin' Tropics Ep. 3: Dr. Makarius Itambu"
Dr. Makarius Itambu is a Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Heritage management at University in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mak’s research the nature and type of environments that were occupied by early humans and the plant environments surrounding their habitats. He has over ten years of archaeological field experience and has worked across Tanzania in archaeological context ranging from the Early Pleistocene to the Iron Age. Since returning to Tanzania after completing his PhD, Mak began a new research initiative that aims to link the Middle Stone Age human and environmental histories of northern, central, and southern Tanzania, and is leading a field school of Tanzanian undergraduates interested in archaeology and paleoanthropology. Dr. Itambu received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Archaeology and a Master of Arts in Archaeology and Prehistory from the University of Dar es Salaam, and a Phd in Archaeology and from the University of Calgary, Canada.