Goodman Gwasira is an alumnus of the Culture and Environment in Africa (CEA) study programme at the University of Cologne. He is also an alumnus of the University of Namibia, the University of Cape Town and the University of the Western Cape.

He worked as a curator of archaeology at the National Museum of Namibia before joining the University of Namibia. Currently he is a senior lecturer and coordinator of Archaeology and Heritage Studies in the Department of Humanities and Arts at the University of Namibia.

Goodman Gwasira holds a PhD in the History of Archaeology from the History Department at the University of the Western Cape, in South Africa. His research focuses on the History of Archaeology in Namibia. He investigates the history of archaeological practice in Namibia as a source of scientific information. He interrogates how such information has been validated, transmitted and used throughout in the context of deep and multiple colonialisms that Namibia experienced. Gwasira’s research interests include prehistoric art, particularly the rock engravings of the Domschlucht, Brandberg, Namibia.

• Gwasira, G. 2018. Rethinking the archaeology of the Dâures Mountain in a post-colonial context. Namibia Scientific Society Journal, Vol 66, pp. 113-124
• Gwasira, G.2018. Citizen Participation in Rock Art Protection in Namibia. In Art on the Rocks. Engaging the Public and Professionals to Network for Rock Art Conservation, edited by Neville Agnew, Janette Deacon, Tom McClintock, Sharon Sullivan and Paul Taçon, pp. 55-59. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute.
• Gwasira, G, Lenssen-Erz. T. and Basinyi, S. 2017. The relevance of Prehistoric Art in the Present. Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Vol 6 (2) P146-167
• Gwasira, G and Katjioungua, G. 2016. A condition assessment of the prehistoric art from the Bushman Paradise Cave, Groβe Spitzkoppe, Namibia. Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Volume 5 Issue 2(2016): 1-14
• Gwasira, G. 2012The Archaeology of the Dome Gorge in the Daureb/Brandberg, Namibia: themes, content and context. Journal for Studies in Humanities and social sciences, Vol 1 (1), p.1-20
• Gwasira, G. A rare combination of engravings and paintings from the Dome Gorge, Dâureb/ Brandberg: A potential core element for World heritage status, (Cologne African Studies Centre: Cologne, 2011).
• Lenssen-Erz, T. and Gwasira, G. 2010. Two hairline engravings in the Dome Gorge, Daureb, Namibia. South African Archaeological Bulletin, 65 (192) 215-220.
• Gwasira, G.(2003). ‘Community involvement in rock art site management in Namibia’, Australian Rock Art Research, 20, 1, (2003), 34-36.