Rock Art Heritage Management in Southern Africa (RAHMSA)

Coordinators and Organising committee :

• Catherine Cretin, National Museum of Prehistory, Ministry of Culture
• Mélanie Duval, EDYTEM UMR 5204 - Université Savoie Mont Blanc
• Nathalie Fourment, National Museum of Prehistory, Ministry of Culture
• Stéphane Hœrlé, PACEA UMR 5199 – Bordeaux University

Scientific committee :

• Amanda Esterhuysen, Origins Centre, RSA
• Oscar Fuentes, National Center of Prehistory, Ministry of Culture, France
• Jean-Michel Geneste, Ministry of Culture (honorary fellow)
• France Erica Ndalikokule, National Heritage Council, Namibia
• Ancila Nhamo, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
• Phillip Segadika, National Museum, Botswana

Context :

The "Presenting rock art sites" symposium is part of a collaborative programme called "Rock Art Heritage Management in Southern Africa" (RAHMSA). This programme is an International Research Network (IRN) funded by the CNRS and aims to strengthen partnerships between several southern African countries and France on issues related to the preservation and valorisation of rock art sites (See Appendix 2). RAHMSA is a companion project to COSMO-ART (The Cosmopolitan Approach as a New Paradigm for Rock Art Heritage Management in Southern Africa), an international research project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR).

Two days are open to the public by reservation.

Program of conferences open to the public :

Friday November 29 :

10:30 / 11:00 - Oscar FUENTES - The 3D Ecosystem of Palaeolithic Rock Art heritage: Research, Conservation, and Mediation

11:00 / 11:30 – Aron MAZEL - A digital journey: sharing Northumberland (UK) rock art

11:30 / 12:00 – Mélanie DUVAL - What does it mean “authenticity” in a replica of rock art cave? This the case study of Chauvet Cave

14:00 / 14:30 – Marc MARTINEZ (represented by Céline TYSSANDIER) - Sustainable management of prehistoric sites at the Centre des monuments nationaux

14:30/15:00 - Emeline DENEUVE - Cross-cutting issues about decorated caves: research, conservation, scientific promotion & cultural outreach – a quick look at some examples from Aquitaine

15:00/15:30 – Muriel MAURIAC - Conserving the Lascaux cave, a daily challenge

16:00 / 16:30 – Frédéric PLASSARD - Rouffignac cave. Family-owned cave art site

16:30/17:00 Lourenço PINTO - Myth-Making at Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre: Inventing the Past, Neglecting the Present?

17:00/17:30 Tammy HODGSKISS - Encouraging active engagement with rock art at Origins Centre Museum

Saturday November 30

14:00 / 14:30 - Nathalie FOURMENT & Catherine CRETIN -Challenges of presenting rock art in museums: general considerations and case of the National Museum of Prehistory

14:30/15:00 – Meghan JUDGE - The Re-presentation and Interpretation of Rock Art at Origins Centre Museum

15:00/15:30 – Ndapewoshali ASHIPALA - Rock art sites outside the sites themselves: Virtual and mobile museums and exhibitions - A case study of the museums association of Namibia

16:00/16:30 – Ancila NHAMO - Presenting Rock Art the Locals: Innovations in Rock Art Presentation 16:30/17:00 – Phillip SEGADIKA - Challenges and Prospects in Presenting Rock Art at the Tsodilo Museum and Walking Trails

17:00/17:30 – Amanda ESTERHUYSEN - The place of Rock Art in the South African school system: building a national imaginary