This collection brings together more than 30,000 digital objects of visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites and rock art sites. The materials include photographs, 3D models, GIS data sets, site plans, aerial and satellite photography, excavation reports, travelogues, and other scholarly research that will be of use to students and scholars in anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, heritage preservation, and architectural studies. Documented heritage sites include Lalibela, Ethiopia; Timbuktu, Mali; and Elmina, Ghana. In addition, rock art sites cover over thirty countries across the continent. Funding for this collection has come from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Arcadia Fund.

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NOTABLE TITLES

Beckwith and Fisher African Ceremonies Collection
British Institute in Eastern Africa, Axum Archive
Lloyd and Bleek Collection
Rock Art
Timbuktu Manuscripts

COLLECTION STATS

• 20 sub-collections
• 57,000 objects
• Developed by Aluka with funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Arcadia
• Brings together visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites and rock art sites
• Materials include photographs, 3D models, GIS data sets, site plans, aerial and satellite photography, excavation reports, travelogues, and other scholarly material
•  Pertinent to anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, heritage preservation, and architectural studies