01685nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002400043653001900067653001700086653006300103653001200166100001700178700002200195245008500217856015000302300001200452490000600464520097700470022002001447                                       d10aIlha de Moçambique10aKilwa Kisiwani10aMafia Island10aMaritime and underwater cultural heritage (MUCH) programme10aSwahili1 aBill Jeffery1 aRobert Parthesius00aMaritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Initiatives in Tanzania and Mozambique  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84879202012&doi=10.1007%2fs11457-013-9112-6&partnerID=40&md5=db14f8fa1ce3139ceb33e0d3027e1d65  a153-1780 v83 aThe aim of this paper is provide an overview of the capacity building programmes in maritime and underwater cultural heritage (MUCH) conducted by the authors in Tanzania and Mozambique. Tanzania and Mozambique have long histories of indigenous cultures, foreign contacts and influences and African adaptations beginning in the late Greco-Roman period, when the coastal populations exploited the peoples and riches of the interior. Today the coastline contains numerous examples of indigenous tangible and intangible heritage and many sites and histories related to the Swahili culture. Some exploratory research and training has been conducted in Tanzania and Mozambique, but the implementation by local residents of their own MUCH programme is still at an early stage. Under a UNESCO agreement framework, Tanzania in particular has started to develop a MUCH programme, which can assist in highlighting their extensive histories, cultural landscapes and cultural identity.  a15572285 (ISSN)