PanAfrican Archaeological Association

The PanAfrican Archaeological Association (PAA) is a pan-African professional organisation for archaeologists, geologists and palaeoanthropologists.[1]

PanAfrican Archaeological Association
Formationpre-1947
FounderLouis Leakey
President
Freda Nkirote
Websitewww.panafprehistory.org/en/

History

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]

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.[4] The resolutions were proposed by John Onyango-Abuje, and seconded by P Sinclair and David Kiyaga-Mulindwa.[4] According to Caleb Folorunso, some non-African attendees opposed the resolutions, citing their opinion that archaeology was concerned with "science not politics".[4]

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.[5][6][7]

Presidents
Ibrahim Thiaw, 2016.

References
  1. "About PAA – PanAfrican Archaeological Association". www.panafprehistory.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  2. "History – PanAfrican Archaeological Association". www.panafprehistory.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  3. Phillips, Wendell (1947). "The First Pan-African Congress on Prehistory". Science. 105 (2737): 611–613. doi:10.1126/science.105.2737.611. PMID 17788558.
  4. Folorunso, C.A. (2007-04-01). "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.
  5. "PanAfrican Archaeological Association and Society of Africanist Archaeologists Preserving African Cultural Heritage". African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter. 13 (1). 2010-03-01. ISSN 1933-8651.
  6. "Society of Africanist Archaeologists - Previous Conferences". safarchaeology.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  7. 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.
  8. "Congresses and Presidents – PanAfrican Archaeological Association". www.panafprehistory.org. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  9. 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.
  10. kenya-tribune (2019-12-23). "CAREER WOMAN – Meet Freda Nkirote; Director, British Institute in East Africa". Kenyan Tribune. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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