Message from the President
Dear PANAF Members,
It is with great pleasure that I write to welcome you to our 16th congress which will be held in Zanzibar between the 7th and 12th of August 2022. The PAA permanent council and the congress organizing committee are privileged to host this meeting which marks the Diamond Jubilee of Pan African Association of Archaeology and Related Studies (PAA). The meeting will be hybrid a (virtual and physical) and therefore, we hope everyone working within our disciplines in Africa will have the opportunity to take part
The theme of our conference ‘Learning from the African Pasts to Manage Local and Global Disasters’ resonates with the current array of disastrous events that the world is currently grappling with. We are aware that none of these events (whether pandemics, extreme weather conditions, locusts etc) are not new to the world. We are also aware that different regions have suffered differently and have instituted different measures to arrest the accompanying negative effects. In addition, Africa as a region has had to deal with colonial injustices, slavery, plunder and inequalities among other undesirable situations. All these are well documented in our environmental, archaeological, historical records and living memories. Your contributions in addressing these issues will not only play a major role in demonstrating the relevance of our disciplines to humanity, but also, may provide workable solutions from learnt lessons. Thus the main theme of our congress.
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