André Ntagwabira
Biographic Data
| ID | 235282 |
|---|---|
| NAME | André Ntagwabira |
| GIVEN NAMES | André |
| FAMILY NAME | Ntagwabira |
| SIGNATURE | NTAGWABIRA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of National Museums of Rwanda 2, Huye SH 1 RD Rwanda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ritual and State Making in Precolonial Rwanda
Deposition of modified human remains as evidence for complex mortuary treatment in East Africa during the first millenniumAD
In 2019 partial, disarticulated human remains with evidence of perimortem fractures and tool marks were excavated from the site of Kabusanza in southern Rwanda (first millenniumAD). The nature and location of these modifications demonstrate that some elements were subject to intentional dismemberment and defleshing, whereas the arrangement of the remains in the burial feature indicates that natural skeletonization had also occurred before final d…
International Heritage Tourism in Rwanda
Through a case study of the Musanze Caves, this paper describes the impact of Rwanda’s heritage tourism industry on archaeological resources. The paper outlines Rwanda’s tourism industry and describes how it privileges ‘natural heritage’ above ‘cultural heritage’, a situation which is negatively impacting upon archaeological sites such as the Musanze Caves. To create the Musanze Caves tourism experience there has been significant non-archaeologic…
Challenges for Pre-Colonial Archaeological Site Management in Rwanda
Drawing on a range of experiences as PhD researchers in Rwanda (JG, JH) and Rwandan heritage professionals (MM, AN), this paper reviews the current state of pre-colonial archaeological site management in Rwanda and identifi es specifi c contemporary challenges related to current national priorities, demographic and subsistence pressures, and socio-economic development. The paper recognizes the diffi cult contemporary context in which archaeology …
Deposition of modified human remains as evidence for complex mortuary treatment in East Africa during the first millenniumAD
In 2019 partial, disarticulated human remains with evidence of perimortem fractures and tool marks were excavated from the site of Kabusanza in southern Rwanda (first millenniumAD). The nature and location of these modifications demonstrate that some elements were subject to intentional dismemberment and defleshing, whereas the arrangement of the remains in the burial feature indicates that natural skeletonization had also occurred before final d…
Ritual and State Making in Precolonial Rwanda
Challenges for Pre-Colonial Archaeological Site Management in Rwanda
Drawing on a range of experiences as PhD researchers in Rwanda (JG, JH) and Rwandan heritage professionals (MM, AN), this paper reviews the current state of pre-colonial archaeological site management in Rwanda and identifi es specifi c contemporary challenges related to current national priorities, demographic and subsistence pressures, and socio-economic development. The paper recognizes the diffi cult contemporary context in which archaeology …
International Heritage Tourism in Rwanda
Through a case study of the Musanze Caves, this paper describes the impact of Rwanda’s heritage tourism industry on archaeological resources. The paper outlines Rwanda’s tourism industry and describes how it privileges ‘natural heritage’ above ‘cultural heritage’, a situation which is negatively impacting upon archaeological sites such as the Musanze Caves. To create the Musanze Caves tourism experience there has been significant non-archaeologic…
Deposition of modified human remains as evidence for complex mortuary treatment in East Africa during the first millenniumAD
In 2019 partial, disarticulated human remains with evidence of perimortem fractures and tool marks were excavated from the site of Kabusanza in southern Rwanda (first millenniumAD). The nature and location of these modifications demonstrate that some elements were subject to intentional dismemberment and defleshing, whereas the arrangement of the remains in the burial feature indicates that natural skeletonization had also occurred before final d…
Ritual and State Making in Precolonial Rwanda
Archaeology (4 works) · History (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (3 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (2 works) · Adventure (1 work)