Maria da Piedade de Jesus
NationalityAngolan
Alma materParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Occupation(s)archaeologist; Minister of Culture
Academic career
DisciplineArchaeology

Maria da Piedade de Jesus is an archaeologist and former Minister of Culture in Angola.

Biography

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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]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Carolina Cerqueira e Maria da Piedade de Jesus têm novos cargos no Executivo". Jornal de Angola. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20.
  2. ^ a b Gutierrez, Manuel; Guérin, Claude; Karlin, Claudine; Jesus, Maria da Piedade de; Benjamim, Maria Helena; Lebatard, Anne-Élisabeth; Bourlès, Didier L.; Braucher, Régis; Leanni, Laetitia (2010-09-15). "Recherches archéologiques à Dungo (Angola). Un site de charognage de baleine de plus d'un million d'années". Afrique: Archéologie & Arts (in French) (6): 25–47. doi:10.4000/aaa.694. ISSN 1634-3123.
  3. ^ a b Piedade de Jesus, Maria da (2005-10-15). "Recherches sur le Paléolithique inférieur en Angola". Afrique: Archéologie & Arts (in French) (3): 127. ISSN 1634-3123.
  4. ^ a b c Jesus, Maria da Piedade de (2010-01-01). 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 (These de doctorat thesis). Paris 1.
  5. ^ a b Costa, Mafalda; Barrulas, Pedro; Dias, Luís; Da Conceição Lopes, Maria; Barreira, João; Clist, Bernard; Karklins, Karlis; Da Piedade De Jesus, Maria; Da Silva Domingos, Sónia; Vandenabeele, Peter; Mirão, José (2019-09-01). "Multi-analytical approach to the study of the European glass beads found in the tombs of Kulumbimbi (Mbanza Kongo, Angola)". Microchemical Journal. 149: 103990. doi:10.1016/j.microc.2019.103990. ISSN 0026-265X. S2CID 197326965.
  6. ^ a b Costa, Mafalda; Barrulas, Pedro; Dias, Luís; Lopes, Maria da Conceição; Barreira, João; Clist, Bernard; Karklins, Karlis; De Jesus, Maria da Piedade; Da Silva Domingos, Sónia; Moens, Luc; Vandenabeele, Peter; Mirão, José (2020-05-01). "Determining the provenance of the European glass beads of Lumbu (Mbanza Kongo, Angola)". Microchemical Journal. 154: 104531. doi:10.1016/j.microc.2019.104531. ISSN 0026-265X. S2CID 134887097.
  7. ^ Piedade de Jesus, Maria da (2006-12-15). "Essai d'étude tracéologique d'un corpus lithique acheuléen du sud de l'Angola . Matériel archéologique issu des fouilles récentes à Baia-Farta (Benguela, Angola)". Afrique: Archéologie & Arts (in French) (4): 135–136. ISSN 1634-3123.
  8. ^ Carbone, Giovanni (2019-10-01). Leaders for a New Africa. Ledizioni. ISBN 978-88-5526-087-9.
  9. ^ "Carolina Cerqueira and Maria da Piedade de Jesus have new Executive positions | IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies". ifacca.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  10. ^ "'With Covid-19, See How Resilient Nature Is'". Forbes Africa. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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