Browsing Humanities by Subject "Heritage"
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African indigenous astronomy of Batswana in Botswana and South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Although astronomy is the oldest of all the sciences, African indigenous astronomy, especially of the Batswana has to date not received the attention it deserves from scholars and researchers. Nonetheless, there is scattered, ... -
Die trekos en trektoerusting in Suid-Afrika : 'n historiese perspektief
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)As draught animals, oxen played a key role in the economic and cultural fields of the developmental history of South Africa. Although the use of oxen as draught animals is no longer a part of the majority of people in South ... -
Hushed heritage: a feasibility study of South African legislation applicable to underwater cultural heritage
(North-West University, 2018)Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) and its protection is an extremely under-researched area within South African heritage. In the country there are only a small number of experts in this field. UNESCO defines UCH as “all ... -
Re–placing memories : time, space and cultural expression in Ivan Vladislavić's fiction
(North-West University, 2012)Ivan Vladislavić’s fiction shows a preoccupation with the South African past in terms of both time and space and with the influence of ideology on the interpretation of the past and of cultural artefacts such as cityscapes, ...