PanAfrican Archaeological Association
| Formation | pre-1947 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Louis Leakey |
President | Freda Nkirote |
| Website | www |
The PanAfrican Archaeological Association (PAA) is a pan-African professional organisation for archaeologists, geologists and palaeoanthropologists.[1]
History
[edit]The association was founded by Louis Leakey and its first congress was held in Nairobi in January 1947.[2] At the event, Abbé Henri Breuil was elected as the association's first president, and Robert Broom, as vice-president; a constitution was adopted.[2] Three sub-committees were created at the event: geology and climatology, prehistoric archaeology and human palaeontology.[2] Perhaps the most significant action taken at the first congress was the rejection of European geological periods for Africa and the adoption of continent-wide and continent-specific nomenclature.[3]
At the 1963 congress in Tenerife, it was decided to begin publishing a systematic inventory of diagnostic archaeological assemblages from Africa, under the title of Inventaria Archaeologica Africana, following the example of the Inventaria Archaeologica series published by the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences).[4]
In 1977 a new constitution was adopted, in order to better reflect the need for the PAA to be constituted by African-born scholars and to reflect their needs.[2]
At the 1983 congress, held at Jos in Nigeria, the PAA passed a resolution condemning apartheid in South Africa and called for a cessation of ties to South African institutions.[5] The resolutions were proposed by John Onyango-Abuje, and seconded by P Sinclair and David Kiyaga-Mulindwa.[5] According to Caleb Folorunso, some non-African attendees opposed the resolutions, citing their opinion that archaeology was concerned with "science not politics".[5]
Two conferences have been hosted in partnership with the Society of Africanist Archaeologists: at University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in Dakar in 2010 and at the University of Witwatersrand in 2014.[6][7][8]
Presidents
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- Abbé Henri Breuil (1947–1955)[9]
- Louis Leakey (1955–1959)[10]
- Camille Arambourg (1959–1963)
- Luis Pericot Garcia (1963–1967)
- Amadou Mahtar M'Bow (1967–1971)
- Thurston Shaw (1971–1977)
- Bethwell Ogot (1977–1983)
- Ekpo Eyo (1983–1995)
- David Kiyaga-Mulindwa (1995–2001)
- Hamady Bocoum (2001–2005)
- Alinah Segobye (2005–2010)
- Benjamin Smith (2010–2014)
- Ibrahima Thiaw (2014–2018)
- Freda Nkirote (2018–present)[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "About PAA – PanAfrican Archaeological Association". www.panafprehistory.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ a b c d "History – PanAfrican Archaeological Association". www.panafprehistory.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ Phillips, Wendell (1947). "The First Pan-African Congress on Prehistory". Science. 105 (2737): 611–613. doi:10.1126/science.105.2737.611. PMID 17788558.
- ^ Nenquin, Jacques (1964). "Inventaria Archaeologica Africana". Current Anthropology. 5 (5): 450–452. doi:10.1086/200545.
- ^ a b c Folorunso, C.A. (2007). "West African Perspective of the World Archaeological Congress: Challenges and Aspirations". Archaeologies. 3 (1): 68–74. doi:10.1007/s11759-007-9003-2. ISSN 1935-3987. S2CID 130688656.
- ^ "PanAfrican Archaeological Association and Society of Africanist Archaeologists Preserving African Cultural Heritage". African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter. 13 (1). 2010-03-01. ISSN 1933-8651.
- ^ "Society of Africanist Archaeologists - Previous Conferences". safarchaeology.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ Pikirayi, Innocent (2015). "The future of archaeology in Africa". Antiquity. 89 (345): 531–541. doi:10.15184/aqy.2015.31. hdl:2263/51290. ISSN 0003-598X. S2CID 73635650.
- ^ "Congresses and Presidents – PanAfrican Archaeological Association". www.panafprehistory.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ Mabbutt, J. A. (1955). "The Third Pan-African Congress on Prehistory". The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 10 (40): 117–121. ISSN 0038-1969. JSTOR 3886698.
- ^ kenya-tribune (2019-12-23). "CAREER WOMAN – Meet Freda Nkirote; Director, British Institute in East Africa". Kenyan Tribune. Retrieved 2021-09-22.