Archaeological Resource Management - An International Perspective

Archaeological Resource Management provides an international comparison of the main practices involved in managing archaeological remains.

Sommario

Part I. History and Principles: 1. Historical antecedents to archaeological resource management; 2. The development of current structures; 3. Systems of regulation; Part II. Practices: 4. Inventory; 5. Evaluation; 6. Preservation; 7. Presentation; Part III. Conclusions: 8. Archaeology in the world.

Info autore

John Carman is Senior Lecturer in Heritage Valuation at Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage at the University of Birmingham. His authored works in the field of archaeological resource management include Valuing Ancient Things: Archaeology and Law (1996), Archaeology and Heritage (2002) and Against Cultural Property (2005). He has co-authored Archaeological Practice in Great Britain (2011) and co-edited Managing Archaeology (1995), World Heritage: Global Challenges, Local Solutions (2007), Heritage Studies: Methods and Approaches (2009) and The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology (2012).

Riassunto

Archaeological Resource Management provides an international comparison of the main practices involved in managing archaeological remains, especially their identification and recording, their evaluation for 'significance', their preservation and their presentation to the public.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Carman, John (The Institute of Archaeology Carman, John (University of Birmingham) Carman
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.09.2015
• EAN: 9780521841689
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84168-9
• Pagine: 252
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeological science, methodology & techniques, Archaeological science, methodology and techniques