Maria da Piedade de Jesus | |
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Nationality | Angolan |
Occupation(s) | archaeologist; Minister of Culture |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Archaeology |
Maria da Piedade de Jesus is an archaeologist and former Minister of Culture in Angola.
Maria da Piedade de Jesus was born in Moçâmedes,Angola. [1] She is an archaeologist who has worked on lithic technology from the Palaeolithic period [2] [3] [4] and on artefacts from the site of Mbanza Kongo. [5] [6] She studied at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University;her MA (2004),Master's of Research (2005),and PhD (2010) all focused on a collection of lithic artefacts from the site of Dungo in Angola. [3] [4] [7] Her PhD was entitled "Recherches sur le paléolithique inférieur de la bande côtière d'Angola:étude comparative techno-typologique et tracéologique du matériel lithique des sites:de Dungo IV;Dungo V;Dungo XII" ("Research into the Lower Palaeolithic of the coastal region of Angoloa:comparative techno-typological and traceological study of lithic material of the sites Dungo IV,Dungo V,Dungo XII"). [4]
da Piedade de Jesus has worked as the provincial director of culture in Namibe province and as Director General of the Angolan National Institute of Cultural Heritage. [1] She was appointed Secretary of State for Culture in 2018,and as Minister of Culture in June 2019,a role she held until April 2020. [1] [8] [9] [10]
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