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Department of Archaeology

 
Read more at: Documenting Knowledge, Skills, and Practices of Dry-Stone Masonry at Great Zimbabwe

Documenting Knowledge, Skills, and Practices of Dry-Stone Masonry at Great Zimbabwe

This project is documenting the knowledge, skills, and practices of traditional dry-stone masonry at Great Zimbabwe, southern Zimbabwe. Once the capital of an Iron Age empire, Great Zimbabwe is an ancient settlement complex with dry-stone structures covering over 720 hectares. Around it, local communities live and maintain ancestral connections to the site. The most outstanding material remains are stone structures, built without use of mortar or any binding material.


Read more at: Heristem: STEM in Heritage Sciences

Heristem: STEM in Heritage Sciences

The last decades have witnessed marked achievements of STEM in understanding the remains of humans, animals, and plants from the past by analyzing different materials, both inorganic and organic. These developments have opened-up the great potential for increasing our understanding of cultural heritage, and hence for developing better strategies for its protection and management.


Read more at: Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments

Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments

The Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project, funded by Arcadia charitable foundation, is documenting and compiling a trans-national inventory of Africa’s rich archaeological heritage, including many previously unidentified sites and monuments. Particular emphasis is being given to mapping and recording sites under threat, whether from urban growth, conflict, sea-level change or infrastructure development, among other adverse impacts.


Read more at: Rising from the Depths AHRC-GCRF Network

Rising from the Depths AHRC-GCRF Network

The Rising from the Depths Network aims to identify ways in which the marine and maritime cultural heritage of Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar can be used to benefit coastal communities in these countries. Many of these communities are among the poorest in the region and are especially vulnerable to the impacts of geopolitical turmoil and environmental change.