29/06/2026
The CFEE is pleased to host a seminar by the OGRE team on “The OGRE Project: Objectives, Collaboration and Recent Advances”. The seminar will take place at the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies and will also be accessible online. It is open to all.
The Omo Group Research Expedition investigates the dynamics of human and non-human populations in the lower Omo Valley by studying the adjacent Shungura Formation (approx. 3.75 Ma–1.09 Ma) and Usno Formation (approx. 4.2 Ma–approx. 3.2 Ma). The aim is to describe the evolution of biodiversity, ecology of species and behaviours within a broad range of biotic interactions and in response to environmental changes at local and, possibly, global scales. The OGRE team will illustrate various aspects of this work through a series of short talks. The collaborative framework, general objectives and recent advances will be first summarized (by Jean-Renaud Boisserie). Three talks will focus on the ecological study of key components and taxa within the Omo ecosystem: aquatic habitats, which are crucial for an entire ecosystem developping in a generally arid context (Axelle Gardin); proboscideans, megaherbivores whose ecological impact on vegetation and herbivore communities is particularly significant (Tomas Getachew Bedane); and panionine and hominid primates, which together make up a significant proportion of the fauna (Margot Louail). Another talk will examine the evolution of faunal distribution across space in conjunction with palaeoecological data (Haregwine Hailu). A final talk will address the issue of biotic interactions through an archaeozoological approach (Blade Engda Redae).
July 6, 2026 | 2:00 pm (UTC+3)
French Centre for Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa
Open to all | Online access available
More information and online access: https://cfee.hypotheses.org/15193
