Dialogues in Cuban Archaeology

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3.3. Dra. Lourdes Domínguez, with her husband standing to her right and her mother to
her left. Photograph by Mary Jane Berman.
the ¤rst archaeologist to graduate from the University of Havana with a Ph.D.
in historical sciences. Attempts to create a separate Department of Archaeology
here, at some of the Higher Pedagogical Institutes, and at the other
university centers have been unsuccessful. The Ministry of Higher Education
has granted several notable individuals, such as Ramón Dacal Moure, Milton
Pino, Alfredo Rankin, and César García del Pino, the Master of Science degree
in recognition of their commitment and contributions.
In addition to offering courses in archaeology, several universities have museums
where collections are curated and exhibited. The Montané Museum of
the University of Havana (Figure 3.4) is the oldest and most widely known.
The University of Oriente and the University of Holguín both have active
archaeology programs and museums. Other institutions such as the Universities
of Villa Clara, Pinar del Rio, Ciego de Avila, Camagüey, Sancti Spiritus,
and Cienfuegos are working to develop museums.
During the 1990s, several people, many of whom are represented in this
book, received their doctorates in history from the University of Havana.
Pedro P. Godo was awarded his Ph.D. in 1995 for the dissertation “The Study
of Use-Wear Traces in the Tool Kit of the Aborigines of the Fishing-Gathering
Phase and Its Application on Ethnohistorical Reconstruction.” Others include
Ricardo Sampedro for “The Study of Use-Wear Traces in the Tool Kit of