Ideias para a criação do Parque arqueológico do Campus universitário da UEM: mecanismo de zoneamento, protecção e uso do património

Abstract

The present work focuses on the ideas for the creation of an archaeological park of the UEM University Campus, located in the city of Maputo. University Campus of UEM, located in the city of Maputo. The methodological basis for this reflection is the cultural and natural heritage legislation in force in the Mozambican territory. The UEM University Campus is also an archaeological site of the Matola Tradition, linked to the migratory movements of the dispersion of peoples speaking Bantu languages. These peoples are represented by the First Farmers and Shepherds who occupied the region of Southern and Eastern Africa, between the 1st and 2nd centuries. and Eastern Africa between the 1st and 4th centuries AD and their descendants up to the present day. The archaeological site of the University Campus contains elements with heritage values, historical, monumental, landscape or environmental, scientific and artistic values. However, despite its its heritage value, the University Campus has never been taken into account as a relevant place capable of being archaeological park, for heritage education, aggregating more social, economic and recreational values. social, economic and recreational values. The archaeological park is assumed as a cultural and natural heritage, at the same time, capable of providing enormous public benefits, in public benefits, in addition to the essential function of EMU teaching and research. This work shows that the creation of the archaeological park of the UEM University Campus will contribute to enhance its heritage value and also reduce the degree of vulnerability of destruction and loss of heritage, since in the place is notorious the implantation of large development projects, without observing the precautionary measures provided by law, in order to safeguard important fragile archaeological remains that it contains. In this sense, based on the inspiration of the combined projects of Biocultural Heritage: Developing New Heritage industries, with the support of Sida (Sweden) and the Rising from the Depths Network of the United Kingdom. are put forward ideals for the creation of the Archaeological Park of the University Campus of the EMU. Following the approaches of the two projects, the Park will help to safeguard the archaeological in its cultural and natural context and to find mechanisms to benefit the surrounding coastal communities. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)