Dr. Abu Solomon Edet

MBBS (Sydney), FRACS (Paediatric Surgery)

Employment History : He specializes in and has taught archaeology and museum practice at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for over ten years in various universities. He worked as Head of Conservation Services at National Commission for Museum and Monuments. He also served as the Curator In-charge of the eastern zone of Museum of National Unity Enugu. While in the commission, he developed conservation projects and facilitated the preservation studies of the Cross River Monoliths sites towards development of tourism. He is presently Senior Lecturer and an historian of Archaeology at the Department of History and International Studies, University of Calabar, Nigeria. Education : He graduated from universities in two continents Europe and Asia. He obtained a B.Sc. (Hons.) from the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, U.K. and M.Sc., Ph.D. from Graduate School of Environment Earth Science Hokkaido University, Japan. International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ICCROM Rome, Italy. Diploma on Conservation Management, University of London, UK. Grants/Fellowships: i. Awarded Japanese Monbukagakusho Grant 1993-1994 as Guest Researcher, Tokyo National Institute of Cultural Properties Ueno-Koen, Tokyo, Japan. ii. Awarded Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration (FICA) of Nigeria by the Governing Council. 2007. .