Archaeology at the DAC Mayotte
The Mayotte Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DAC Mayotte) is responsible, under the authority of the Prefect of Mayotte, for the cultural policy of the State, in the fields of knowledge, the protection, conservation and enhancement of heritage and the promotion of archaeology. To carry out its scientific and technical control missions and ensure the application of regulations in the fields of archaeology, DAC Mayotte benefits from the intervention of the regional curator of archaeology of the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Reunion.
Preventive archaeology
Mayotte presents a challenge for spatial planning, with a rapidly increasing rate of equipment (roads, sanitation, schools, housing, etc.) that can be supported by the rise of preventive archaeology. Indeed, the latter aims to ensure the protection of archaeological heritage when it is threatened by development work.
The State/DAC Mayotte ensures the reconciliation of the requirements of scientific research, heritage conservation and economic and social development. As such, the prefect of Mayotte prescribes diagnostic operations. DAC Mayotte monitors and evaluates these operations and ensures the dissemination of the results obtained.
Programmed archaeology
Also driven and supervised by DAC Mayotte, programmed archaeology is a fundamental research that contributes to the knowledge of the past, through field work and the discovery of a tangible heritage that balances the rich intangible heritage of Mayotte.
The potential of the island is immense and endangered, especially by marine erosion on the coast. DAC Mayotte will therefore continue its current programs, in particular at the funeral sites of Antsiraka Boira in Acoua, Kangani Miangani in Koungou and Bagamoyo in Dzaoudzi-Labattoir, sites that provide information on the anthropological and cultural origin of the inhabitants of Mayotte.
Contacts :
Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Reunion |
Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Reunion |
DDirectorate for Cultural Affairse Mayotte |
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