Rock art Conservation and Tourism in Iringa Region, Tanzania

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ID11845596
AuthorsMakarius Itambu (0000-0001-5517-5500, University of Dar es Salaam, corresponding author), Pastory M Bushozi (0000-0002-2739-9934, University of Dar es Salaam), Pastory Bushozi
Year2021
Volume7
Issue2
Pages68-92
Publication date2021-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTanzania Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1821-9632 • E-ISSN: 2591-6963
PublisherUniversity of Dar es Salaam - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.56279/tajoso.v7i2.67
OpenAlexW4324004788
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

Much of the archaeological research in Tanzania over the last three decades has focused on sites that have yielded early hominin fossils and the resulting data has been analysed and discussed with the goal of generating knowledge about hominins bio-cultural evolution. Previous research focused on monumental, built heritage sites along the coast of the Indian Ocean and the interregional trade networks that existed from 1000 to 1500 A.D located along the coast of the Tanzania. This regional research prioritization in Tanzania and bias has resulted in the marginalization of some geographical regions in Tanzania from a research perspective and a resultant lack of understanding of important sites in the interior archaeological sites. Our research shifts attention from the famously well researched sites to the less investigated sites in the interior of Tanzania. We have noted that many of these sites currently face many natural and anthropogenic threats. Thus, we propose a number of sustainable management and conservation strategies to mitigate threats to these non-renewable heritage resources of Iringa Region, particularly the rock art sites. We highlight the roles of different stakeholders including the Government of Tanzania in the conservation and management of the country’s patrimonies

Archaeology · Biodiversity · Biology · Business · Climate change · Cultural heritage · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Natural (archaeology · Natural resource · Prioritization · Rock art · Sustainability · Sustainable Management · Tanzania · Tourism · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology

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