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Preserving African Heritage Through Archaeology

Explore the shortage of archaeologists in Africa and the efforts to protect historical sites. Discover the crucial role archaeologists play on the continent.

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Preserving African Heritage Through Archaeology

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  1. Sousse Kasbah, Tunisia. By BishkekRocks (Own work). [GFDL (CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), via Wikimedia Commons

  2. archaeological remains in Africa are being damaged or destroyed people with skills matched to needs Sankore Mosque Timbuktu, Mali. By Gilles MAIRET (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

  3. there are shortages of archaeologists in many African countries how many people work in archaeology across Africa ? who do they work for? what do they do? who are they? Loropéni, Burkina Faso. By Rik Schuiling / TropCrop-TCS (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

  4. How many professional archaeologists? Europe 33,000 USA 10,500 Latin America 4,500 Africa ??? Songo Mnara, Tanzania. By Plouf250 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

  5. first stage – best guesses numbers practice training Sacred Grove of Osun, Nigeria. By Olaniyan Olushola (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

  6. Respondent Locations

  7. Distribution of responses by country with data provided

  8. Professional Archaeologists in 41 African Countries

  9. 225 Professional Archaeologists in 41African Countries

  10. x = GDP, y = archaeologists

  11. How many professional archaeologists? Europe 33,000 USA 10,500 Latin America 4,500 Africa 1,475 Songo Mnara, Tanzania. By Plouf250 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

  12. first stage – best guesses numbers practice training second stage – survey numbers roles people skills & qualifications pay Georgetown, Gambia. By tjabeljan (GambiaGeorgeTown052) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

  13. The opportunity for Africa to chart its contribution is now, while the field is still developing and evolving Keitumetse 2016 https://landward.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AITCHISON-ICAHM2018.pptx Stone Town, Tanzania. By Fanny Schertzer (Own work) [GFDL CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons

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