The scientist, the collector, & the treasure hunter : a knowledge centre for the cradle of humankind

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dc.contributor.advisor De Bruyn, Derick en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Barnard, Abigail A. en
dc.date.accessioned 2017-05-03T14:06:48Z
dc.date.available 2017-05-03T14:06:48Z
dc.date.created 2017-04-19 en
dc.date.issued 2016 en
dc.description Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2016. en
dc.description.abstract The Cradle of Humankind, famous for its abundance of hominid fossils, has been preserved as a pristine landscape throughout the modern era, thanks to the establishment of the site as a natural and cultural World Heritage Site in 1994 (Maropeng 2016). In this dissertation the complexity surrounding a world heritage hominid fossil site is investigated. Kromdraai Cave, one of the five original caves included in the World Heritage declaration on the Cradle of Humankind, is investigated as a point of connection between conflicting values within the world heritage context. Through the intervention the site is envisioned as connecting not only the values of the world heritage site, but also providing an understanding of the landscape as a whole. The site is envisioned as a centre of knowledge, relating the value of the site directly to the context. The distribution of knowledge will allow the heritage to be accessible, not only to the scientist but also to the community. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract Die Wiegvan die Mensdom is bekend vir die oorvloed hominied-fossiele wat daar voorkom, en is dwarsdeur die moderne era as 'n ongerepte landskap bewaar, danksy die die feit dat dit in 1994 as 'n natuurlike en kulturele Werelderfenisgebied verklaar is (Maropeng 2016). Hierdie skripsie ondersoek die kompleksiteite wat so 'n hominied-werelderfenisgebied omring. Kromdraai-grot, een van die vyf oorspronklike grotte wat ingesluit is toe Werelderfenisstatus a an die Wieg van die Mensdom toegeken is, word as aansluitingspunt tussen teenstrydige waardes binne 'n werelderfeniskonteks ondersoek. Deur die voorgestelde ingryping word dit moontlik dat die terrein nie aileen 'n verband skep tussen die onderskeie waardes wat 'n werelderfenisgebied verteenwoordig nie, maar dat daar oak 'n beter begrip van die landskap as 'n geheel verskaf word. Die terrein word as 'n kennissentrum beskou, wat sy waarde direk met die konteks in verband bring. Die verspreiding van kennis sal die erfenis toeganklik maak vir nie net wetenskaplikes nie, maar ook vir die gemeenskap. af_ZA
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dc.description.degree MArch (Prof) en
dc.description.department Architecture en
dc.identifier.citation Barnard, AA 2016, The scientist, the collector, & the treasure hunter : a knowledge centre for the cradle of humankind, MArch (Prof) Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60189> en
dc.identifier.other A2017 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60189
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en
dc.rights © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. en
dc.subject UCTD en
dc.subject UNESCO en
dc.subject World heritage en
dc.subject The Cradle of Humankind en
dc.subject Fossil hominid site en
dc.title The scientist, the collector, & the treasure hunter : a knowledge centre for the cradle of humankind en_ZA
dc.type Mini Dissertation en


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