Holds a Ph.D. in archaeology from Leiden University, the Netherlands, an M.Sc. in World Heritage Management from University College Dublin, Ireland, a General Masters in Business Administration from NUST, and a Special Honours degree in archaeology and a B.A. General degree both from the University of Zimbabwe.

Email Address: simon.makuvaza@nust.ac.zw

Research Interests

• Archaeological heritage management studies
•  World heritage management studies

Selected Publications

Books

Makuvaza, S. (Ed). (2017). Aspects of Management Planning for Cultural World Heritage Sites: Principles, Approaches and Practices. New York: Springer.

Makuvaza, S. (2016). The Management of the Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe: Perspectives of the Indigenous Communities on their Involvement and Use of Traditional Conservation Practices. (Archaeological Studies Leiden University 32). Leiden: Leiden University Press.

Makuvaza, S. (Ed). (2014). The Management of Cultural World Heritage Sites and Development in Africa: History, Nomination Processes and Representation on the World Heritage List. New York: Springer.

Book Chapters

Makuvaza, S and Makuvaza, V. (2017). Conservation Issues, Management Initiatives, and the Challenges for Implementing Khami World Heritage Site Management Plans in Zimbabwe. In Makuvaza, S. (Ed.). Aspects of Management Planning for Cultural World Heritage Sites: Principles, Approaches and Practices. New York: Springer.

Hubbard, P., Taruvinga, P., Nyathi, P and Makuvaza, S. (2017). Conservation, Stakeholders and Local Politics: The Management of the Matobo Hills World Heritage Site, South Western Zimbabwe. In Makuvaza, S. (Ed.). Aspects of Management Planning for Cultural World Heritage Sites: Principles, Approaches and Practices. New York: Springer.

Makuvaza, S and Chiwaura, H. (2014). African States Parties. Support, constraints, challenges, and opportunities for managing cultural world heritage sites in Africa. In Makuvaza, S. (Ed.). The Management of Cultural World Heritage Sites and Development in Africa: History, Nomination Processes and Representation on the World Heritage List. 47-55. New York: Springer.

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Shenjere-Nyabezi, P., Pwiti, G., Sagiya, M., Chirikure, S., Ndoro, W., Kapumha, R and Makuvaza, S. (2020). Style, Chronology and Culture: A Critical Review of Whitty’s Stylistic Classification of Zimbabwe Culture Using Evidence from the Hwange District, Northwestern Zimbabwe. South African Archaeological Bulletin 75 (212): 4–16.

Makuvaza, S and Makuvaza, V. (2014). The world heritage sites of Zimbabwe: Research, development and some conservation issues. In Smith, C. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. 7973-7981. New York: Springer.

Makuvaza, S and Makuvaza, V. (2013). The challenges of managing an archaeological site in a declining economy: The case of Khami World Heritage Site in Zimbabwe. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, Vol. 15, No. 3-4, 281-97.

Makuvaza, S. (2012). Who owns the Special Area at Victoria Falls World Heritage Site? Political, organizational, and governmental interests. The Historic Environment and Policy, Vol. 3, No. 1: 42-63.

Makuvaza, S. and Burrett, R. (2011). Old Bulawayo (KoBulawayo)-the failure of heritage renewed: public and state discourses. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, Vol. 13, Nos. 2-3: 189-211.

Makuvaza, S. (2008). Why Njelele, a rainmaking shrine in the Matobo World Heritage area, Zimbabwe, has not been proclaimed a National Monument. Heritage Management, Vol. 1, Issue 2: 163-180.