Publicomos

Réf.

41694

Type

conference item

Titre

The cultural landscape of the Shashe-Limpopo Confluence Zone: Threats and challenges of preserving a World Heritage setting

Langues

English

Auteurs

Pikirayi, Innocent

Date

2005

Pagination de section

1-7

Titre de conférence

15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes’

Lieu de conférence

Xi'an, China

Date de conférence

17 – 21 oct 2005

Mots-clés

World Heritage List / local communities / management / conservation / management plans / cultural landscapes / conservation of historic sites / World Heritage / archaeological landscapes

Pays mentionnés

South Africa

Monuments et sites

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South Africa

N° Patrimoine mondial

1099

Résumé en anglais

The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, located in the middle Limpopo basin of northern South Africa (and extending into adjacent Botswana and Zimbabwe), has, since 2003, been placed on the prestigious World Heritage List. A management plan is in place, largely guided by South African heritage legislation and the various international charters for conservation and restoration of such world heritage settings. This presentation critically examines the heritage challenges and threats to Mapungubwe in the light of its newly acquired role in South African history. I argue that sound heritage management should take into account community concerns, as well as stakeholder involvement. The presentation shifts the management aspect towards some research institutions in South Africa, and discusses issues of restitution and repatriation of cultural objects taken from the landscape. In this context, the management of the cultural landscape is also about managing the process of change to take into account indigenous values. Evaluation missions conducted in preparation for the nomination of the landscape for world heritage listing overlooked this aspect, but can be fully integrated into the management plan.

Document joint

2-29.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)