Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis
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Description: The organisation was established at the instigation of Louis Leakey in Kenya. Leakey became the organising secretary of the 1st Congress, which took place in Nairobi in January 1947. Fifty-four delegates from 27 countries attended what was then known as the Pan-African Congress on Prehistory. A brief constitution was passed and published in the journal Man (1947: 86-87). The French prehistorian Abbé Henri Breuil was elected the first president and Dr Robert Broom of South Africa the first vice-president. Th
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Welcome. The PanAfrican Archaeological Association (PAA) has been working, for more than sixty years, to unite archaeologists from all African countries and to combine African efforts to further the interest of archaeology across Africa. This website is for all who have an interest in African archaeology.
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Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis
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