Participatory Archaeology and Heritage Studies: Perspectives from Africa

ISBN-13: 9780367535636 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 136 str.

Peter R. Schmidt

Opis

African experiences and experiments with participatory archaeology and heritage studies emerge center stage in this book, with case studies vividly illustrating that local knowledge derived from mutually beneficial collaborations opens new vistas into reforming professional practice. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage.

Spis treści

Foreword  Introduction: Participatory Archaeology and Heritage Studies: Insights from Africa  1. Rediscovering Community Archaeology in Africa and Reframing its Practice  2. Archaeology and the local community in Africa: A retrospective  3. Seniority through ancestral landscapes: Community archaeology in the highlands of southern Ethiopia  4. Community archaeology and heritage in coastal and Western Kenya  5. Contests between heritage and history in Tanganyika/Tanzania: Insights arising from community-based heritage research  6. Community involvement and heritage managements in rural South Africa  7. Understanding ‘the community’ before community archaeology: A case study from Sudan  8. Community Cultural Identity in Nature-Tourism Gateway Areas: Maun Village, Okavango Delta World Heritage Site, Botswana

O autorze

Peter R. Schmidt has studied and conducted archaeological, ethnographic, and heritage research in Africa for more than five decades. He is the author of twelve books about African archaeology, technology, history, and heritage as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters.