Past, present and future applications of Geographic Information Systems in Zimbabwean archaeology

Katsamudanga, Seke

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“…Previously reported applications of GIS in central Africa have been mainly at a larger scale, for example site predictive modelling [57] or examination of settlement patterns [58]. Its most common application remains as a simple map-making tool [59], in spite of a recommendation by McIntosh [60] in 1993 that an essential part of archaeological heritage management in Africa should include the training of African-based researchers in technologies such as GIS.…”

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Using GIS to Integrate Old and New Archaeological Data from Stone Age Deposits in Karonga, Malawi

Thompson

Welling²,

Gomani‐Chindebvu³

2013

International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era

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The Karonga District of northern Malawi has an extensive Stone Age archaeological record, primarily represented by stone artefacts that occur in both superficial and buried contexts. Work conducted in the 1960s provided initial documentation of this record. Some of this was presented in summary form in a small number of publications.However, most data were restricted to unpublished field notes, maps, and other static or largely inaccessible formats. GIS has been an essential tool for bringing together these diverse datasets in a digital format to facilitate integration of new research and promote reinvestigation of old sites. Examples from both the regional and site scale demonstrate how old data have been combined with recent survey and excavation data to document, analyse, interpret, and archive current knowledge about the rich Stone Age record of northern Malawi. A significant result from this approach has been the suggested reinterpretation of the Mwanganda's Village Site.

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Using GIS to Integrate Old and New Archaeological Data from Stone Age Deposits in Karonga, Malawi

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Welling²,

Gomani‐Chindebvu³

2013

International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era

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“…The effect of this is that the San people have been omitted in the national narratives. According to Katsamudanga and Manyanga (2013: 4), the same enthusiasm exhibited in the Zimbabwe Culture sites by archaeologists has not been shown in the Stone Age period, possibly because of the absence of directly linked ‘known communities’. Currently, faculties in Zimbabwean universities do not have renowned Stone Age scholars.…”

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Nation branding in Zimbabwe: Archaeological heritage, national cohesion, and corporate identities

Thondhlana

Chitima

Chirikure

2021

Journal of Social Archaeology

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This article critically assesses how heritage has been appropriated in various contexts to create national, partisan, and corporate identities in Zimbabwe. Using iconography, we attempt to establish how various players have created visual identities based on iconic archaeological artefacts and places. We discern that archaeological evidence has played a vital role in the invention and re-invention of national identity and patriotic iconography. Archaeological evidence has influenced the branding of corporate bodies, including universities, which are the major focus of this paper. Visual manifestations of the ancient Zimbabwe Culture ( madzimbahwe), especially Great Zimbabwe, dominate the branding process. The Zimbabwe bird, Conical Tower, and motifs associated with the drystone built heritage form the key visual elements in the country’s branding enterprise. We advance the argument that the period associated with madzimbahwe has been projected as the only ‘Golden Age’ of ancient Zimbabwe. Consequently, other heritages, diverse histories, and past cultural achievements have been marginalised.

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“…Thanks to the site index which has detail about the location of the sites recorded in either geographic or projected coordinates, it was possible to develop a spatial database. Students have continued to show interest in utilising the Archaeological Survey database (see Katsamudanga 2009;Chikalipo 2017).…”

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Developing a national spatial (GIS) database of archaeological sites in Zimbabwe

Katsamudanga

2022

Journal of African Cultural Heritage Studies

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This paper discusses two issues: the value now accruing from the digitisation of the national record of archaeological sites in Zimbabwe and the importance of integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in archaeological research. The record of archaeological sites in Zimbabwe, otherwise known as the Archaeological Survey Database, or the Survey Record, is a list of sites that have been reported to the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) and its predecessors since the 1890s. The digital spatial database that has now been developed out of the thousands of sites reported for more than a century has practical advantages over the physical and manual records available, as well as other digital databases. In the face of numerous development projects, including the recent land reform programme and other activities in Zimbabwe, the GIS database becomes handy in anticipating the magnitude of risks facing the archaeological heritage and monuments in the country. In addition, the database would be useful to researchers in spatial and settlement archaeology, or anyone interested in the whereabouts of archaeological sites. The paper uses this example of a database to demonstrate the importance of ICTs in the archaeology of Zimbabwe and southern Africa.

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Past, present and future applications of Geographic Information Systems in Zimbabwean archaeology

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Using GIS to Integrate Old and New Archaeological Data from Stone Age Deposits in Karonga, Malawi

Using GIS to Integrate Old and New Archaeological Data from Stone Age Deposits in Karonga, Malawi

Nation branding in Zimbabwe: Archaeological heritage, national cohesion, and corporate identities

Developing a national spatial (GIS) database of archaeological sites in Zimbabwe

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