10/2024 – ongoing
Conservator of Antiquities, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism

04/2024 – 10/2024
Excavation of Ngaloba Beds, Laetoli Archaeological Site: A site with early human remains: Utilised scientific instruments for data collection, recording, and analysis in field contexts

01/2024 – 04/2024
Archaeological Survey, Dynamic Coasts and Landscapes of Resilience (CALOR), a joint University of Sydney– University of Dar es Salaam – New York University project

06/2023 – 08/2023
AInternational fieldwork program in Malawi- Human Origins Migration and Evolution Research (HOMER). Participated in systematic archaeological excavations focused on early human occupation and mobility: Utilised GIS tools for mapping and data nterpretation: Laboratory processing and analysis

02/2023 – 05/2023
Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Project, Ruaha National Park. Assessment and documentation of cultural heritage resources at a newly discovered site within a park

05/2022 – 06/2022
MA Project – Southern Tanzania Coast Archaeology. Study of ancient Asia – East Africa trade connections at Kilwa Kisiwani, World Heritage Site

02/2022 – 02/2022
Training and Workshop. Participation in archaeological training at the National Museum of Tanzania. Training on Plants in Human Evolution and Dental Calculus

2019 – 2020
Laboratory work and Data Entry at the National Museum of Tanzania. A joint project - University of Tübingen, Germany and University of Dar es Salaam

2018 – 2019
Field Archaeological Study in the Lake Eyasi basin: Excavation of Rock Shelter site using scientific methods

Contextualizing the Neolithic Culture of Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania 

This study investigates the Neolithic landscape of the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania, by examining settlement patterns, subsistence strategies, and material culture within their environmental context. Despite evidence of Neolithic occupation, the southern slopes remain poorly explored, and the region lacks a robust chronological framework. Through archaeological survey, excavation, stratigraphic analysis, and radiocarbon dating, the study will reconstruct Neolithic settlement organization and human environment interactions, providing new insights into the development of early farming and pastoral lifeways in East Africa.

2026
Mwitondi, M.S., Bigambo, R., Kihanzah, H., Lelio, H. Investigation of the Mara Region, Southern of the Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania. Journal of African Field Archaeology. 

i.P.
Lelio, H., & Chami, F. Excavation of Kilwa Kisiwani: Revisited Perspectives. Accepted in the Journal of African Field Archaeology.

2024
Mwitondi, M. S., Kihanzah, H., Lelio H., & Bushozi, P. M. Obsidian Use in Archaeology: A New Insights from Ethnoarchaeological Perspective in Lake Eyasi Basin, Northern Tanzania. Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO,4(1).