Abdoulaye Camara

Science doctor natural, researcher with the fundamental Institut of Black Africa (IFAN), Abdoulaye Camara is the current conservative of the Musée of African Art of Dakar (Senegal)

Biography

Abdoulaye Camara was a long time the conservative of the historical Musée of Senegal to the island of Gorée.

It took its functions with the Museum of African Art in January 2005.

Works

Memories

the Neolithic era of the Cape Manuel (Dakar) Mémoire controls, Univ. Dakar, 1977,97 p.
Choice of the raw material in industries of the Paleolithic inferior of Caune of Arago (Tautavel). Study carried out starting from the material of the Band 16 . Memory of DEA, University of Provence, June 21st, 1987, 19 p., 1 plan, 10 diagr., 3 ref. bibl.
Caune of Arago, Tautavel, the Eastern Pyrenees. Sedimentological study of the deposits of average Pleistocene; contribution àl' study of industries of the Paleolithic inferior . Thesis of Doctorate 3rd cycle, Univ. Provence, 9 janv. 1981,201 p. 13 fig., 35 diag., 34 tabl., 81 ref. bibl.

Works

Gorée, Guide of the island and the historical Museum , Publication of the historical Museum, Dakar April 1993, 67 pages, 39 fig. (with J.R. of Benoist), work translated into English, German and Spanish
History from Gorée , Maisonneuve and Larose, 2003,155 p. (with J.R. of Benoist, F.Descamps, X.Ricou, J.Searing)
“Archeology of Senegal: The Paleolithic old one” in Archeology in West Africa. The Sahara and the Sahel , Editions Sepia, 2000, p. 239-256.
“Gorée: Passed, present and future” in the African Cultural heritage , Maisonneuve Editions and Larose, 2001, p. 83-106.
“lithic industry préoldowayenne of the site of Fejej FJ-1” in the prehistoric sites of the area of Fejej, South-Omo, Ethiopia, in their stratigraphic and paleontological context , (under the direction of Henry de Lumley and Yonas Beyene), Paris, Éditions Seeks on Civilizations, 2004, p. 391-563.

Articles

“the industry of Marsa (Senegal Eastern)” in African Notes , n° 176, Oct. 1982,5 fig., p. 85-89 (with Bertrand Duboscq).
“Discovered and excavates of a site acheuléen in stratigraphy with Sansandé (area of Tambacounda, Senegal)” in African Notes , n° 180, Oct. 1983,9 fig., 1 tabl., p. 61-71 (with Bertrand Duboscq).
“the prehistoric layer of Sansandé, low valley of Falémé. Senegal. Typological and stratigraphic approach” in Anthropology (Paris), T. 88, n° 3,1984 (with Bertrand Duboscq).
“prehistory in the South-east of Senegal” in Acts of the 2nd Conference of Kédougou , Feb. 18-22, 1985, Doc. of the CRA of the Museum of the Man (Paris), n° 11,1987, p. 19-48 (with Bertrand Duboscq).
“geomorphological Evolution and prehistoric settlement of the valley of Senegal” in Booklet-guide, Northern excursion. Symposium ASEQUA/INQUA , April 1986, p. 54-59 (with Bertrand Duboscq).
“Context chronostratigraphic of the tools of Paleolithic advanced in the East of Senegal” in Anthropology (Paris), T. 91 (1987), n° 2,6 fig., 1 tabl., p. 511-520 (with Bertrand Duboscq).
“the excavation of a site acheuléen in Djita (low valley of Falémé, Senegal)” in Anthropology (Paris), T. 94 (1990), n° 2, p. 293-304 (with Bertrand Duboscq).
“the basin Sénégalo-Mauritanian” in PICG 252: Last and future evolution of the deserts . Conference of Solignac? France (13 June 15th, 1991): Saharan Prehistoric Paléomilieux and Peuplement at Pleistocene higher Limoges, 1991,23 p. (with Bertrand Duboscq).
“Financial autonomy, the case of the historical Museum of Senegal with Gorée” in Acts of the Meetings, " Which museums for Africa? Inheritance in devenir". Benign, Ghana, Togo, 18 November 23rd, 1991 , ICOM 1992, p. 37-40.
“prehistoric Senegal” in ICMAH, Congress , 14 March 19th, 1994, Dakar-Senegal, 1995, p.8-11
“the inheritance in Senegal” in ICMAH, Congrès , 14 March 19th, 1994, Dakar-Senegal, 1995, p.71-73
“Protection and valorization of the cultural heritage in Senegal in Actes of the Seminar of Praia (Cape Verde) and Dakar (Senegal): " Development, tourism and protection of the inheritance culturel" , from December 17th to 19th 1996, Senghor University, French-speaking Inheritance, n° 2, p. 96-116.

“a historical museum for a island-museum” in Conference ICMAH , Thessaloniki, Greece, 16 September 21st, 1997, p. 150-155

“Senegal: Towards has New Policy to Protect Sites and Monuments” in Natural history musea and Archeology in West Africa. West African MuseumsProgramme, 1997, p. 81-93.

“African museums in this end of century” in Symposium 50eme birthday of African Presence 1947-1997, Dakar, 25- November 27th, 1997, African Presence, p. 345-351

“Gorée: Dynamics of a museum towards its communities” in Museums and political . Acts of the 4th conference of the International association of the museums of history. Museo collection. Museum of civilization; Quebec, 1999, p. 127-143.

“Senegal: Institutional Aims and Objective. Historical The Museum of Gorée” in Natural history musea and History in West Africa. West African Museums Programs , 1999, p. 53-61

“the museums of archeology and history: the road of the slaves” in Books of study ICOM/ICMAH , n° 9/2001, p. 7-9 and in To manage the change: the museum vis-a-vis the social and economic challenges , Acts of the General conference of the ICMAH , Barcelona, 2 July 4th, 2001, p. 153-157.

Internal bonds

Prehistory and protohistoire of Senegal

External bonds

Columbia University (card of Columbia University (New York)

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