Lng. H. N. A. Wellington
Occupation: Lecturer / Researcher.
Institution of affiliation: Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies,
University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone: +233244172122
Fritz Biveridge
Occupation: Lecturer / Researcher
Institution of affiliation: Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies,
University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone: +233269466443.
Daniel Kuma
Occupation: Assistant Lecturer /Researcher.
Institution of affiliation: Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies,
University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone Number: 233246205675
Name of corresponding author: Dr. Fritz Biveridge

Key words:
(1) Iconoclasm
(2) Cultural heritage
(3) Antithesis
(4) Conservation
(5) Conflict typology
Abstract of Research
This paper presents some reflections and insights from a case study of three conflict
typology situations relating to the Danish-Osu heritage setting at Osu. They are the
Brandt Heritage Property, the Richter Heritage Property, and the Sanchie Historic
Site. Osu is an ancient Ga settlement located in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The
indigenous population were one of the earliest to have encountered and interacted
socio-economically with Europeans, principally the Danes, Dutch and English
during the period of the trans-Atlantic slave trade engagements on the Guinea
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Coast. This resulted in the people embracing several cultural traits of Europeans
including European styled architectural designs several of which are still standing
but in various stages of ruin in the community because of non armed conflicts
situations between different parties alleging ownership of these extant buildings.
The paper discusses the root causes of these conflicts as well as the consequences,
and makes some recommendations to remedy such situations to save such
important heritage properties in the future.