Graduate Student
Email: abebetaffere@ufl.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Anthropology, In Progress
- M.A. Quaternary and Prehistory, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, 2015
- M.A. Archaeology, Addis Ababa University, 2011
- B.A. History, Addis Ababa University, 2003
Subfield
Chair
Research Interests
Late Pleistocene lithic technology in Eastern African archeology particularly in Ethiopia and other parts of the Horn. My current research is the origin, refugium, and dispersal of late modern humans focusing Late Pleistocene stone tool technology uncovered from the Horn of Africa, particularly in the highlands of the southwestern Ethiopia.
Selected Publications
Bosc-Tiesse, C., Derat, Marie-Laure, Fauvelle-Aymar, Francois-Xavier, Fritsch, E., Gleize, Y.,Hernandez, M., Laville, D., Mengistu, Abebe., Mensan, R., Onezime, O., Rousset, D., Sisk, Matthew and Wolde Giorgis, K. 2011 Lalibela, Ethiopia: Plans and Site Topographic Map. CFEE, Addis Ababa
Mengistu, Abebe and Habtamu Tesfaye 2012 Factors Affecting the World Heritage Site of Lalibela. Ashendeye Cultural Show in Lasta-Lalibela: 66-73. Progress Printing Press, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
2019 National Geographic Society Early Career Grant
2015-2018 Wenner-Gren Foundation Wadsworth International Fellowship
2015-2017 The Leakey Foundation Franklin Mosher Baldwin Fellowship
2013-2015 European Union Erasmus Mundus Fellowship