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Presented By: Department of Anthropology

The Michigan Anthropology Colloquium: "In Retrospection: Conservation Challenges of Laetoli Fossil Hominin Footprints and Archaeological World Heritage Sites of Human Origins"

Charles M. Musiba, PhD. Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver

The Michigan Anthropology Colloquia
The Department of Anthropology presents:

"In Retrospection: Conservation Challenges of Laetoli Fossil Hominin Footprints and Archaeological World Heritage Sites of Human Origins"


Charles M. Musiba, PhD.
Department of Anthropology
University of Colorado Denver

Friday, March 11, 2022
3:00 p.m. EST

411 West Hall

Livestream also available via Zoom Webinar:

https://umich.zoom.us/j/92496167134

"Although designated archaeological World Heritage Sites (AWHS) of Human Origins play a major role in shaping the socioeconomic, stewardship, conservation and sustainable use of communities surrounding them; their strict and rigorous operations hinder any meaningful community participation. For many years, the management of archaeological heritage sites and the designation of some of them as AWHS in Africa were completely based on European colonial models and ideas of conservation as spelled out by UNESCO and the World Heritage Center (WHC). Such designation mainly disconnect local communities from their sites and take away any decision-making powers in their conservation, management and sustainable use. Ending the disparities of colonial era conservation decision making process in a postcolonial UNESCO is key to generating alternative, more equitable modes of conservation and sustainable use of AWHS. Sustainable development and heritage management, in particular AWHS, can be mutually beneficial if the opportunities they offer are properly identified and transmitted to present and future generations. Based on the Ngorongoro Declaration of 2016, part of the strategy for conservation and sound management of cultural World Heritage Sites in many parts of Africa MUST include creating socioeconomic opportunities for the local communities by providing alternative activities that improve their lives. Here I will discuss some conservation challenges of Laetoli fossil hominin footprints and the ongoing development efforts of the paleoanthropological sites of Laetoli and Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania as examples to show how local communities can benefit from AWHS."

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