Maria da Piedade de Jesus is an archaeologist and former Minister of Culture in Angola.
Maria da Piedade de Jesus was born in Moçâmedes, Angola.
[1] She is an archaeologist who has worked on lithic technology from the Palaeolithic period[2][3][4] and on artefacts from the site of Mbanza Kongo.
[5][6] She studied at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University; her MA (2004), Master's of Research (2005), and PhD (2010) all focused on a collection of lithic artefacts from the site of Dungo in Angola.
[4] da Piedade de Jesus has worked as the provincial director of culture in Namibe province and as Director General of the Angolan National Institute of Cultural Heritage.