Abstract The Matobo Hills World Heritage Area in southern Zimbabwe is an acknowledged treasure trove of rock art sites. Despite a century of research and management, there remains much to be done to conserve these sites for future generations. Following a chronological approach, this paper reviews a century of research and conservation efforts, detailing various strategies and achievements by individuals, government agencies, and affiliated organisations. Zimbabwe’s recent economic collapse and ‘land reform’ programme had fundamental impacts on the appreciation and protection of the rock art sites by tourists, local communities, international organisations and government agencies, all of which are explored. The article ends with brief suggestions on how to potentially improve and expand the management of rock art in the Matobo Hills area.

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津巴布韦马托波山世界遗产地区的岩石艺术：管理与利用，约1800年至2016年

摘要津巴布韦南部的马托博山世界遗产是公认的岩石艺术宝库。尽管进行了一个世纪的研究和管理，但仍有很多工作要做，以保护后代子孙后代。按照时间顺序，本文回顾了一个世纪的研究和保护工作，详细介绍了个人，政府机构和附属组织的各种策略和成就。津巴布韦最近的经济崩溃和“土地改革”计划对游客，当地社区，国际组织和政府机构对岩石艺术遗址的欣赏和保护产生了根本性影响，所有这些都得到了探索。本文最后就如何潜在地改善和扩大马托波山丘地区的岩画管理提出了简短的建议。