Assessment of opportunities for pertinet management and conservation of Mumba rock-shelter, northern Tanzania.
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2020
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University of Dar es Salaam
Abstract
The main objective of the study was to assess the opportunities for pertinent management and conservation of Mumba rock-shelter, located in Lake Eyasi Basin, Northern Tanzania. Specifically, it identified the socio-cultural significance of Mumba rock-shelter and its surrounding landscape, identified possible management and conservation challenges facing Mumba rock-shelter and identified management and conservation strategies of the site. The study employed a qualitative research design and used both secondary and primary data; both in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect primary data. A total of 100 respondents from Mang'ola and Barai wards were included in the study. The findings reveal that the majority of community members consider Mumba rock-shelter as a potential setting for ritual and religious practices. Rituals performed at Mumba include rain-making, initiation and traditional healing. These rituals are still enacted at the site today but are often disturbed by researchers and visitors who regularly visit the site. Performance of rituals has been a part of the local culture and they have been passed on from generation to generation among the Wada toga of Laghangarer and Malekchand villages as well as other neighboring communities. In this study a number of management and conservation challenges were identified. These challenges occur as a result of anthropogenic and natural actions. The study recommends several measures to deal with identified challenges and calls upon all stakeholders including custodians and users from different levels and institutions to jointly come together and take part in planning and management as well as participate fully in conservation activities. It is recommended from the results of this study that community participation should be encouraged in order to blend the past and present cultural practices. This approach conveys the importance of cultural heritage resources and allows the community to understand the necessity to conserve heritage resources.
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Available in print form, EAF collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, (THS EAF GN783.T34M536)
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Caves, Pre- historic archaelogy, Rock shelter, Mumba rock- shelter, Northern Tanzania, Tanzania
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Mjandwa, Albert Samwel (2020) Assessment of opportunities for pertinet management and conservation of Mumba rock-shelter, northern Tanzania.Masters dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.