20 research outputs found
Dynamics of populations, movements and responses to climatic changes in eastern, central and southern Africa
Economic change, ideology and the development of cultural complexity in northern Zimbabwe
Linking Heritage Preservation and Community Development: An Assessment of Grassroots Heritage Based Projects as Vehicles for Socio-Economic Development and Sustainable Heritage Preservation in Zimbabwe
Ceramics and change: an overview of pottery production techniques in northern South Africa and eastern Zimbabwe during the first and second millennium AD
Traditional Custodianship: A Useful Framework for Heritage Management in Southern Africa?
“Do as I Say and Not as I Do”. On the Gap Between Good Ethics and Reality in African Archaeology
Zimbabwe Culture before Mapungubwe: New Evidence from Mapela Hill, South-Western Zimbabwe
Challenges in Archaeological Tourism in China
Worldwide archaeological tourism, or tourism to sites with archaeological significance, has been rapidly growing and has attracted increased academic attention in recent years. China is an outstanding case in this field. In fact, its government has been actively promoting tourism and archaeological tourism for the last three decades. The understanding of the challenges that Chinese archaeological tourism is currently facing is the focus of this article. Four aspects will guide the discussion: the dilemma between site preservation and economic profitability, unregulated tourism development, the influence of UNESCO World Heritage designation, and authorities’ sensitivity towards ethnic issues in archaeological tourism