Europe | Africa | North America |
Philippe de Maeyer |
Jacob Sabakinu |
John Thornton |
Dominique Schwartz |
Sonia da Silva Domingos |
Cecile Fromont |
Raymond Lanfranchi |
Josette Shaje |
David Killick |
Rebecca Grollemund |
Antonia Malan |
Karlis Karklins |
François Kervyn |
Marilee Wood |
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Geoffroy Heimlich |
Maria Da Piedade de Jesus |
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Luc Vrydaghs |
Damase Ndembe Nsasi |
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Veerle Linseele |
Manuel Ndonga |
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Max Fernandez-Alonso |
Paul Achille Mavoungou |
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Hans Beeckman |
KONGOKING : Partners
Our scientific partners are colleagues who will either work directly with the core group listed in 'people', for laboratory analyses for instance, or with whom we will interact to integrate their expertise, e.g. in History.
Archaeology:
> Raymond Lanfranchi, retired, France (expertise on Congo).
> Sonia da Silva Domingos, Luanda University, Angola.
> Maria Da Piedade de Jesus, National Museum of Archaeology,
Benguela, Angola.
> Geoffroy Heimlich, Brussels & Paris I - Panthéon - Sorbonne
Universities, Belgium/France (expertise on rock art).
Linguistics:
> Rebecca Grollemund, University of Reading, United Kingdom.
> Paul Achille Mavoungou, Omar Bongo University, Libreville, Gabon.
> Damase Ndembe Nsasi, Kinshasa University, Democratic Republic
of Congo.
> Manuel Ndonga, Luanda University, Angola.
History/Anthropology/History of Art:
> John Thornton, Boston University, United States (History).
> Cecile Fromont, University of Chicago, United States
(History of Art).
> Josette Shaje, Kinshasa University, Democratic Republic of Congo
(History of Art).
> Jacob Sabakinu, Kongo & Kinshasa University, Democratic Republic
of Congo (History)
Geographical Information System:
> Philippe de Maeyer, Ghent University, Belgium.
> François Kervyn, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren,
Belgium.
Palaeoenvironment & Human interactions:
> Dominique Schwartz, University of Strasbourg, France
(geochemical analysis).
> Luc Vrydaghs, Research Team in Archaeo- and Palaeo Sciences,
Brussels, Belgium (phytolith analysis, also in pottery).
> Veerle Linseele, Ghent University, Belgium (faunal analysis).
> Hans Beeckman, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren,
Belgium (charcoal analysis).
> Max Fernandez-Alonso, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren,
Belgium (stone identification and geolocalization).
Metallurgical analysis:
> Louis-Pierre Baert, Musees Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels,
Belgium (conservation and restoration).
> David Killick, Arizona University, United States (archaeometallurgy).
> Max Fernandez-Alonso, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren,
Belgium (geolocalization of ancient mines and characterization of
minerals).
European artefacts identification and Glass beads analysis:
> Paul Dubrunfaut, Musee Royal de l'Armee et d'Histoire militaire,
Brussels, Belgium.
> Karlis Karklins, retired Head of the Material Culture Research
Section of Parks Canada, Ottawa.
> Antonia Malan, Historical Archaeology Research Group, Capetown
University, South Africa.
> Marilee Wood, Witwatersrand University, South Africa.