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Alma Mekondjo Nankela
Born
Kwanza-Sul, Angola[3]
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisRock Art and Landscape: An empirical analysis in the content, context and distribution of the rock art sites in Omandumba East and West, Erongo Region-Namibia (2017)
Doctoral advisor
  • David Pleurdeau, Luiz Oosterbeek, François Sémah [2]

Alma Mekondjo Nankela is a Namibian archaeologist. She worked as a specialist at the National Heritage Council of Namibia until 2021.

Early life and education

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Nankela was born in exile in Kwanza-Sul, Angola, during Namibia's liberation struggle.[3] The daughter of a clinical pathologist and physician, her parents worked alongside Nickey Iyambo at Cambuta Health Centre in Cuanza-sul and returned to Namibia just before independence. [3] Nankela studied B.Ed in History and Geography at the University of Namibia and later earned joint Masters and PhD in Quaternary and Prehistory from the University of Ferrara and the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris between 2011 and 2017.[4]

Research

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Nankela works on archaeology of the Brandberg, Erongo Mountains, Twyfelfontein World Heritage Site, Spitzkoppe Mountains, Sperrgebiet, Khuiseb Delta, Etosha and Kalahari Basin. She has also assisted the National Museum of Namibia in relations to policy development, preservation, curation and management of archaeological objects, repatriated human remains.

Her most notable discovery to date has been the April 2008 find of a 16th century Portuguese shipwreck in Oranjemund.[5] In 2013, Nankela secured funding of $10,000 from the American Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) through the American Embassy in Windhoek, towards the restoration of the Spitzkoppe heritage sites in Erongo region.[6] In 2014, Nankela secured European Union funding for the scientific research of archaeological heritage in Erongo Mountains, Namibia.[7] In 2016, Nankela was runner up for researcher of the year by the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology of Namibia.[8]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ "Rock Art and Landscape: An empirical analysis in the content, context and distribution of the rock art sites in Omandumba East and West, Erongo Region-Namibia". 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. ^ a b Mekondjo Nankela, Alma (2017-03-23). "Rock Art research in Namibia: a Synopsis". Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. ^ a b c d Solomons, Jonathan (2015-10-20). "From Refugee to Leading Female Archaeologist". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. ^ Mungoba, Tunohole. "For the Love of Heritage". Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ^ Neill, Peter (2013-11-19). "The Oranjemund Shipwreck". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ^ https://na.usembassy.gov/education-culture/ambassador-fund-cultural-preservation/
  7. ^ "Namibia's archaeological heritage is under threat – Public talk to zoom in on challenges and way forward | Namibia Economist". Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  8. ^ "National Commission on Research, Science and Technology Report 2016" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. ^ Nankela, Alma Mekondjo (2017-03-23). Rock art and Landscape : an empirical Analysis in the content, context and distribution of the rock art sites in Omandumba East and West, Erongo Region-Namibia (Thesis).
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