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.