Archaeology can repair past harm, create work for people in the present and preserve cultural heritage for the future.
- Senior Lecturer, University of Mpumalanga
Heritage is a public good and people should be able to engage with their past.
Between the 10th and 15th centuries, the gold market boomed, especially in Egypt, Persia, India and China. Southern Africa played a crucial role in meeting demand.
Hunter-gatherers were an important part of the development of the Mapungubwe Kingdom in southern Africa – a fact that history has tended to neglect.
Stone-walled structures such as Driefontein often store information that’s not written down and are the only remaining resources to help understand local histories.
Stories like the kind stored in this place, known as Telperion Shelter, provide history to a landscape and people.
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