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Zusatztext A compact summary of debates ranging within the fields of archaeology! and heritage management regarding the many proper and improper ways in which material heritage is defined! owned! protected! managed! interpreted! and experienced ... A masterful summary of complex topics in an accessible format; highly recommended for upper-division undergraduate students and above. Informationen zum Autor Robin Skeates is Reader in Archaeology at the University of Durham and author of Visual Culture and Archaeology: art and social life in prehistoric South-East Italy and Debating the Archaeological Heritage. Klappentext A call for greater communication and co-operation between archaeologists and other interest groups, and in archaeological research that attempts to be objective. Zusammenfassung Throughout the world, competing interest groups lay claim to the material remains of the past. Archaeologists, developers, indigenous 'first peoples', looters, museum curators, national government officals, New Age worshippers, private collectors, tourists - all want their share. This introduction to contemporary debates surrounding their rival claims deals with defining, owning, protecting, managing, interpreting, and experiencing the archaeological heritage. Fundamental questions are considered: What is 'archaeological heritage'? Who should own and control the material culture of the past? How should these remains be protected? How should the archaeological heritage be presented to the public? Robin Skeates calls for greater communication and co-operation between archaeologists and other interest groups, urging archaeologists to increase the involvement of local people in the culturally valuable and vulnerable material remains of their past, and in archaeological research that attempts to be objective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1. Defining the archaeological heritage2. Owning the archaeological heritage3. Protecting the archaeological heritage4. Managing the archaeological heritage5. Interpreting the archaeological heritage6. Experiencing the archaeological heritageBibliographyIndex...
