Through digital documentation, training and community engagement, the project will address the threats facing the physical sites as well as capturing local stories, myths, dance and rituals which are linked to them, ensuring that the heritage is permanently preserved and available to future generations.
The Laetoli footprint site is the oldest unequivocal evidence of human ancestors walking on two feet. It is currently at risk due to erosion caused by increasing storms and rainfall. In Winde, a 19th Century slave warehouse complex faces similar erosion caused by rising sea levels. Both sites, located in Tanzania will be documented in a project led by the University of St. Andrews.
Through digital documentation, training and community engagement, the project will address the threats facing the physical sites as well as capturing local stories, myths, dance and rituals which are linked to them, ensuring that the heritage is permanently preserved and available to future generations.
