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The future of archaeology in Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2015

Innocent Pikirayi
Innocent Pikirayi*
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Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield 0028, South Africa (Email: [email protected])
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Archaeological futures

In February's edition of Antiquity Koji Mizoguchi launched our new feature, ‘Archaeological Futures’, with his thoughts on the regional traditions of archaeology in a globalised world. In this issue, Innocent Pikirayi, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pretoria, continues the series with his reflections on archaeology in Africa. In particular, he focuses on the barriers that must be broken down in order to secure a relevant and meaningful future for the practice and dissemination of archaeology in this continent that was the cradle of humanity.

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Antiquity , Volume 89 , Issue 345 , June 2015 , pp. 531 - 541
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2015 

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