The members of Nexus Heritage have extensive experience of working with historic structures, the management of multi-disciplinary projects, environmental impact assessment, heritage risk management, and the specific requirements of Conservation Management Strategies. Below we present a selection of projects that the members of Nexus are, or have recently, been engaged upon.
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Sabodala Cultural Heritage Project Environmental Impact Assessment
In 2008, the Sabodala Cultural Heritage Project was retained by SRK Consulting to perform cultural resources studies for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Sabodala Gold Mine. The mining concession covers 230 km2 in the upper Senegal River basin of eastern Senegal. Over the next several years, the SCHP team - consisting of Nexus Heritage from the United Kingdom, the Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire (IFAN), based in Dakar, Senegal, and our partner company SRI - completed numerous tasks, including: |
 Background and Archival Research
Predictive Model of Surface and Subsurface Archaeological Sites
Ethnographic Survey of Traditional Tangible and Intangible Cultural Resources
Reconnaissance Archaeological Survey
Intensive Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations
Geoarchaeological Investigations
Ethnopedology Study of Traditional Farmers
Artifact Analysis
Archaeological Monitoring
Baseline Reports and CRM Plans |
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The Sabodala Cultural Heritage Project (SCHP) represents the first major archaeological and ethnographic study of this portion of the upper Senegal River basin. We documented 300,000 years of occupation as well as provided a synthetic interpretation of local Malinké history and society. But the SCHP is much more than an academic research project; it is the first comprehensive cultural resource study ever performed in Senegal. Our objective was not simply to document and evaluate the past and present culture and cultural resources, but also to assist IFAN in the development of the institutional infrastructure to perform similar studies in the future. |
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Agricultural Soil Studies:
SRI personnel have completed agricultural soil studies of irrigated fields in Engaruka, Tanzania, terraced fields in the Casas Grandes area of Chihuahua, Mexico, and runoff fields on the Zuñi Indian Reservation, USA. These studies have been used to calculate potential yields and offer recommendations for enhancing productivity
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Oyu Tolgoi Cultural Heritage Plan:
In advance of modern mining developments in Ömnögovi aimag, Mongolia, SRI completed a geoarchaeological model of buried site probability for the south Gobi Desert. This model will be used to determine where archaeological monitoring is needed during earth-moving construction activities associated with this mining development. |
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