Section Prehistory and Archaeology
Head of section : Els Cornelissen
Overall objective
- To reconstruct the history of Sub-Saharan Africa - and in particular of Central Africa - by studying material cultures and the environment.
- Management of specialised collections, library and documentation.
- Cooperation with African institutes.
- Support for sustainable development, in particular through participation in the training of African researchers.
- Reception of researchers and scientific assistance for students.
Scientific staff
- Dr Els Cornelissen, Head of section
Archaeology, middle and upper Pleistocene, in Sub-Saharan Africa
Research activities
- Research on the interaction between man and the environment at the end of the Pleistocene in Central Africa, study of lithic material from excavations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Kenya.
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Services
- Photographic library
- an important photographic library featuring field photographs (most of them taken in Central Africa).
- can be consulted by appointment only (on working days from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.).
Nadine Devleeschouwer
- Requests for prints and duplicates of photographs must be submitted to the division of Collection Management ; see Photographic reproductions
- Archives
- most of the archives concern Central Africa
- can be consulted by appointment only (week days from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.).
- Archive documents can be photocopied only for exceptional reasons (0.15 € per copy) and subject to prior written authorisation.
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- Loan of objects
Requests for loans must be submitted to the division of Collection Management ; see Loans.
- Library
- Colonial palace (A), 2nd floor
- from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
- books and reviews cannot be borrowed but consulted on site.
Nadine Devleeschouwer
>>> On-line library catalogue Archaeology and Prehistory !
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Links to interesting web sites
Collections
- an important collection of archaeological objects from around 1400 sites, especially in Central Africa.
- the collection can be viewed by appointment only (on working days from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.), and this service is reserved for researchers.
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