Timpoko Helène Kienon-Kabore is an archaeologist from Côte d'Ivoire, who is Professor at the Research of Human Society and Science Unit at the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny. A specialist in historical metallurgy, she is an advisor on archaeological heritage at the Ministry of Culture and Francophonie of Côte d'Ivoire and was president of the Association of Archaeologists of West Africa from 2010-2014.
Timpoko Helène Kienon-Kabore | |
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| Citizenship | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist and academic |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Université de Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne |
| Thesis | La métallurgie ancienne du fer au Burkina Faso, province du Bulkiemdé: approche ethnologique, historique, archéologique et métallographique (1998) |
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| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Sub-discipline | Historical metallurgy |
| Institutions | Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
Career
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Kienon-Kabore is Professor at the Research of Human Society and Science Unit at the University Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Cocody in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.[1] She was appointed Head of the Archaeology Department of ISAD (Institute of Anthropological Sciences for Development in 2015.[2] Her doctoral thesis entitled 'La métallurgie ancienne du fer au Burkina Faso, province du Bulkiemdé: approche ethnologique, historique, archéologique et métallographique' was awarded by Université de Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne in 1998.[3] Her research focuses on metallurgical analysis.[4] She has published on the origins and development of metalwork in Burkina Faso and in Côte d'Ivoire.[5] Her particular expertise lies in the analysis of the history of technology of African societies south of the Sahara.[6] She has explored how important it is to take indigenous knowledge of metal-production is for understanding the past.[7] In addition she has studied and published on population and palaeoenvironment in Senegal.[8]
Kienon-Kabore is an advisor on Archaeological Heritage at the Ministry of Culture and Francophonie of Côte d'Ivoire.[9] As part of her work there she organised ‘A celebration of 100 years of Ivorian archeology’, which was held in 2016, and‘Ivorian Archaeology Week’, held for the first time in 2019.[2] She is also a Committee Member for the Association of Archaeologists of West Africa,[10][11] and was president from 2010 to 2014.[2] As of 2020 she was also a member of the steering committee of Scientific Advisors to Governments of the INSA (International Network for Government Science Advice), which works across francophone Africa.[2] She was a member of the Scientific Committee for the Symposium on Modern Heritage of Africa – MoHoA, which was held in Cape Town in 2021.[12] She is also a member of the Advisory for the journal Revue de l’Environnement et de la Biodiversité-Programme d’Appui Stratégique à la Recherche Scientifique (REB-PASRES).[13]
Impact
editWriting for the TrowelBlazers website, archaeologist Stephanie Wynne-Jones described how: "Professor Kiénon-Kaboré's dynamism cannot be overstated. As well as using her position to train and promote Ivorian students and archaeology, she pursues an international research agenda. Her work on iron-working in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast has added significantly to our understanding of the development of specialist iron-working centers across West Africa in the second millennium AD. She remains a pioneer in her field, admired by her students for her commitment to the archaeology of the region."[2]
References
edit- ^ "International Scholar: Timpoko Hélène Kiénon-Kaboré". Society for the History of Technology (SHOT). 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e Wynne-Jones, Stephanie; Moore, Lucy (2020-11-10). "Hélène Kiénon-Kaboré - Trowelblazers". Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Kienon-Kabore, Timpoko Helène (1998). La métallurgie ancienne du fer au Burkina Faso, province du Bulkiemdé [microform] : approche ethnologique, historique, archéologique et métallographique / (Thesis). Université de Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.
- ^ "Timpoko Hélène Kienon-Kabore". core.tdar.org. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Serneels, Vincent; Eichhorn, Barbara; Kienon-Kabore, Timpoko Helène; N'Zebo, L.; Ramseyer, D.; Thiombiano-Ilboudo, E.; Yéo, A. "Origine et développement de la métallurgie du fer au Burkina Faso et en Côte d'Ivoire (5).Prospections et sondages dans la région de Yamane (Burkina Faso) et en recherches à Siola 4000 (Côte d'Ivoire)". SLSA Rapport Annuel.
- ^ Kiénon Kabore, Hélène Timpoko (2012-12-01). "Sources et méthodes pour une histoire des techniques métallurgiques anciennes dans les sociétés africaines subsahariennes : le cas de la métallurgie du fer". E-Phaïstos (in French). I (I-2): 28–40. doi:10.4000/ephaistos.403. ISSN 2262-7340.
- ^ Timpoko Helène Kienon-Kabore (2017). "HISTORY OF TRADITIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA". International Journal of Academic Research and Reflection. 5 (5). ISSN 2309-0405.
- ^ Eric Huysecom; Yao Loukou; Anne Mayor; Chrystel Jeanbourquin; Louis Chaix; Benoît Chevrier; Aziz Ballouche; Hamady Bocoum; Ndèye Guèye; Hélène Kiénon-Kaboré; Michel Rasse (2014). "Vallée de la Falémé (Sénégal oriental) et Parc national des îles Eotilé (Côte d'Ivoire): la 16ème année de recherche du programme "Peuplement humain et paléoenvironnement en Afrique"". Jahresbericht SLSA (in French). 2013.
- ^ veraliah (2016-06-10). "Côte d'Ivoire: successful seminar towards publishers organised by BURIDA with IFRRO support". www.ifrro.org. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ "Mme KIENON-KABORE Timpoko. Hélène". West African Archaeological Association. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "West African Archaeological Association Conference Programme 2017" (PDF). West African Archaeological Association.
- ^ "Scientific Committee | Modern Heritage of Africa". 2024-10-02. Archived from the original on 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Editorial Team | Revue de l'Environnement et de la Biodiversité-Programme d'Appui Stratégique à la Recherche Scientifique (REB-PASRES)". www.ajol.info. Retrieved 2024-10-02.