The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its future. Provides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their histories Evaluates the continuing dominance of nature and conservation over concerns for cultural heritage Employs ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to reveal how the past is processed into a new national heritage Identifies heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy for repairing legacies of racial and ethnic difference in post-apartheid South Africa Highlights the role of archaeological heritage sites, national parks and protected areas in economic development and social empowerment Explores how nature trumps culture and the global implications of the new configurations of heritage

The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique inrevealing the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural andcultural heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographicand economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past andits future.* Provides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome anegative heritage through past mastering of their histories* Evaluates the continuing dominance of nature and conservationover concerns for cultural heritage* Employs ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to revealhow the past is processed into a new national heritage* Identifies heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy forrepairing legacies of racial and ethnic difference inpost-apartheid South Africa* Highlights the role of archaeological heritage sites, nationalparks and protected areas in economic development and socialempowerment* Explores how nature trumps culture and the global implicationsof the new configurations of heritage

Acknowledgments viiiAbbreviations xiiiIntroduction: Past Mastering in the New South Africa 11 Naturalizing Cultural Heritage 132 Making Heritage Pay in the Rainbow Nation 373 It's Mine, It's Yours: Excavating Park Histories 634 Why Biodiversity Trumps Culture 985 Archaeologies of Failure 1256 Thulamela: The Donors, the Archaeologist, his Gold, and theFlood 1497 Kruger is a Gold Rock: Parastatal and Private Visions of theGood 176Conclusions: Future Perfect 203References 217Index 248