Timbuktu Manuscripts as Artifacts
Michael GallagherThis is a post a bit outside the norm for this blog, so apologies. I have just been processing the devastating initial reports about the burning of many of the…
Zamani Project: Documenting African Cultural Heritage
The Zamani Project is an attempt to capture the spatial domain of heritage, with a current focus on African heritage, by accurately recording its physical and architectural nature and dimensions. Sites…
African Cultural Heritage: Lalibela, Kilwa, Great Zimbabwe, Timbuktu, and Elmina
These are images taken mostly by Dr. Heinz Ruther of the University of Cape Town's Department of Geomatics currently available here. If you prefer the Flickr slideshow, click here. These…
Music for 1.21.2010: Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate
For this Thursday, I bring you music from two favorites of mine. Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate are absolute legengs in Africa, both hailing from Mali. Below are the…
Webinar: Digitizing Islamic manuscripts from Timbuktu
This video outlines Aluka's efforts in 2006-2008 to digitize the Islamic manuscripts being held in Timbuktu, Mali in private libraries. The narrator is Harlan Wallach, Director of NUAMPS. The presentation…