ARCHAEOLOGY AND WORLD HERITAGE

Abstract
“States Parties are encouraged to make resources available to
undertake research, since knowledge and understanding are fundamental to the identification, management, and monitoring of World Heritage properties.” (Unesco 2012b, § 215). This paper will discuss the framework for research following the inscription of a site, or group of sites to the World Heritage List. For the purposes of their management key personnel must have access to active research knowledge on an on-going basis. Continuing research lies at the very heart of all good heritage management and presentation. The dissemination and sharing of knowledge on protection
and conservation measures is essential and research, including
interpretative narratives must be shared also. Past research provides the foundation for understanding the significance of sites. But continuing research, with new research and monitoring methodologies and methods of knowledge-sharing, have the capacity to enliven, improve and advance conservation and management discourse, it methods and its on-site and museum interpretation.
For serial sites in particular co-management must include: 1) a
critical analysis of research undertaken historically and the extent of its dissemination; 2) the strengths and weaknesses of past research conclusions; and 3) the identification of gaps in knowledge. In the case of the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps, it also requires consideration of the implications of potential knowledge gaps for all six states parties.
This paper will examine some of the changing conceptual frameworks that may now require consideration (for example, more integrated studies on the contexts of the pile dwelling sites and their associated cultural landscapes). It will examine how effectively new and improved technical methods of investigation, monitoring, protection and conservation are being applied and how widely knowledge of these methods is being disseminated across the serial and among its managers. Comparison of research traditions and perspectives in different states may also be a necessary element of continuing research management while re-examination of the existing theoretical framework within which management takes place will always be beneficial.

This year marks the quadricentenary of the first confirmed European arrival in Western Australia. On 25 October 1616, Dutch skipper Dirk Hartog and his crew landed at the northern tip of the island now named Dirk Hartog, in Shark Bay. Many have written about Hartog’s ‘accidental’ landfall and the inscribed pewter plate that he erected to mark his landing. This seemingly mundane event on the Western Australian coast earned Hartog a, then unforeseen, prominence in the legacy of seafaring history and in the early European history of Australia. It established him as a notable figure in the Age of Exploration. Today, the historical events and the physical remains of Hartog’s landing in Western Australia are firmly embedded within the context of European activity in the Indian Ocean region and, more specifically, Dutch exploration of the Australian coastline in the 17th century. This article sets out to provide a critical assessment of the life and seafaring activities of the first known European to set foot on Western Australian soil; and the history of Eendracht, the earliest known Dutch ship to explore the Western Australian coast.

The chapter gives information on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ani in Turkey, under the titles of geographic location and boundaries; physical, natural, and cultural characteristics; history and components; history of excavations; state of conservation and conservation measures; UNESCO World Heritage List nomination process and management planning; and present and future scientific research, with a short list of references for further reading.

As the first comprehensive gathering of researchers from throughout the Pacific Basin to consider over a million years of collective human heritage along the Pacific shores, this conference was subtitled: "Bringing a million years of human heritage to Washington State." The conference was part of Washington State's centennial celebration of statehood.  As Conference Coordinator, I spent two years on grants obtained through my Washington State University base as a Centennial Staff member in downtown Seattle.

We brought together 800 attendees to the Seattle Center to hear 225 presenters from August 1 - 6, 1989 (from 18 different countries outlining human evolution and archaeology in 40 countries from around and within the Pacific Basin).  We also had a 5 day session on Indigenous People's perspectives of their own origins from throughout the Pacific--all organized and conducted by Native Peoples.

Hope you enjoy viewing the many events, exhibits, evening Public Speakers, and banquet reached by boat at Tillicum Village Cultural Center, Blake Island, off Seattle.

A distinct aspect of the program was the gathering of the draft papers before the conference and WSU Press (who printed the program & abstracts, presenter bibliographies, and publicity) printing 6 spiral ring volumes to sell at the actual conference (they sold very well on site and for years through WSU Press; and original 6 volumes are currently in my archive at WSU Library Archives for researchers).

Also we commercially tape recorded ALL of the sessions to sell from the conference and a complete and unused set of audio cassette are also on file at WSU Library Archives (they are planning to digitize these recordings for open access).

Two WSU Press compiled publications from the conference were prepared by the leads of these sessions and were still available through WSU:

PACIFIC NORTHEAST ASIA IN PREHISTORY, Hunter-Fisher-Gatherers, Farmers, and Sociopolitical Elites,  Edited by C. Melvin Aikens and Song Nai Rhee (1992) [including several Korean archaeologist attending the conference, bringing Korean archaeology to a professional audience].

PACIFIC LATIN AMERICA IN PREHISTORY, The Evolution of Archaic and Formative Cultures,  Edited by Michael Blake (1999).

Overall, with the 6 pre-print conference papers volumes, tape recordings of all sessions, and two resulting prepared WSU Press volumes, the Washington State Centennial Pacific Basin Conference was well preserved for scholars and indigenous peoples into the future.

The relationship between the need to preserve archaeological sites and the needs of mass tourism has often proved problematic, as the various papers in this volume demonstrate. The aim of this chapter is to further refine the problem and to show how an integrated approach, which combines the requirements of both archaeology and the tourist industry, is being implemented in Malta for the purpose of promoting sustainable local development.

The present paper deals with one such creations of Man, i.e. the tradition of erecting free standing mono-lithic pillars-its origin, growth and decline and the continuity of the tradition of erecting such pillars in its changed polylithic (from Greek word polloi = many + lithic = stone), non-lithic and structural forms. No exact reason can be found, pointing it to be the exact cause for the decline in the tradition of erecting monolithic pillar and its transformation. In this paper the authors try to analyse various phenomenon likesocio-political, economic and technical aspects which may have lead to their decline and subsequently their continuity in a changed form in Indian context.

Review and analysis of the setting of the Neolithic monuments that make up the Orkney World Heritage Site to inform planning and management. Blended landscape archaeology, landscape architecture and GIS analysis to inform long term planning and management. Commissioned by Historic Scotland.  Document informed later Management Plan and other local planning documents.
Note: co-authors not currently on Academia.edu

Coordinación científica y editorial del catálogo. Comisaria de la exposición: Aurora Villalobos Gómez. Texto completo en pdf, español/inglés
Catálogo de la exposición fotográfica realizada por la Consejería de Cultura de la Junta de Andalucía en el marco de la "Misión técnica del Consejo Internacional de los Monumentos y los Sitios (ICOMOS) de evaluación de la propuesta del Sitio de los Dólmenes de Antequera", para su inscripción en la Lista de Patrimonio Mundial de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO); declarado Patrimonio Mundial el 15 de julio de 2016.

*** CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2018***
This book integrates a region-wide chronological narrative of the archaeology of Pacific Oceania. How and why did this vast sea of islands, covering nearly one-third of the world’s surface, come to be inhabited over the last several millennia, transcending significant change in ecology, demography, and society? What can any or all of the thousands of islands offer as ideal model systems toward comprehending globally significant issues of human-environment relations and coping with changing circumstances of natural and cultural history? A new synthesis of Pacific Oceanic archaeology addresses these questions, based largely on the author’s investigations throughout the diverse region.

https://www.routledge.com/Archaeology-of-Pacific-Oceania-Inhabiting-a-Sea-of-Islands/Carson/p/book/9781138097179

WAC-9 Call for Papers
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March 21, 2020

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34 years after its birth in Southampton as a highly influential world organization, the World Archaeological Congress is coming back to Europe. Prague has always been a cultural and multilingual crossroads of Central Europe. The atmospheric streets of Prague hide amazing subterranean relics of the medieval city which are very attractive to visitors to explore. The Czech Capital is the city of St. Wenceslaus, the city of Franz Kafka and of Václav Havel.

Prague is once again becoming such a crossroads as a forum for discussion for anyone who is concerned with the study of archaeology and world heritage.

WAC is open to archaeologists of all countries, encouraging the development of regionally-based histories and maintaining the international academic discourse within the worldwide community.

This special event offers you the opportunity to share the results of your research. It mediates discussion on professional training and public education for disadvantaged nations, groups and communities. The voices of representatives of different Indigenous groups will be welcomed. We will also discuss the role of archaeology and the state of world heritage in the current globalized world.

Dear WAC Members, Dear Colleagues,
As the Covid-19 Pandemic is still limiting our communication and the WAC-9 had to be postponed to 2022, we are going to organize an online Pre-congress that may help us to keep contact and discuss the key issues of World Archaeology prior to the regular meeting in Prague 2022.
Please find below some technical info about the project that is currently in preparation by the WAC-9 LOC and the Guarant International Company.

En: Arqueología del santuario histórico nacional y sitio patrimonio mundial de Machu Picchu: Estado de la cuestión  y propuestas para un Plan Maestro, E. Mujica, editor, pp. 9 28. Lima, Proyecto Regional de Patrimonio Cultural, Urbano y Ambiental-Natural, PNUD/UNESCO.

Dear WAC members, dear colleagues and friends, on behalf of the
WAC-9 LOC I have to regrettably inform you that due to continuing
COVID-19 pandemic we have no choice but to change the schedule of the congress once again. The WAC Executive Board and WAC Council have unanimously endorsed such decision. The new dates for WAC-9 are 3rd–8th July 2022.

Our present is intrinsically bound up with our past, our sense of identity shaped and moulded by the cultural legacies of our forebears. That's why organisations such as UNESCO exist to protect the cultural heritage of the world for current and future generations. Recent years have all too clearly shown the need for that protection, with wars in the Middle East leading to the destruction or looting of many ancient monuments, while others are lost to natural disasters, cultural vandalism and iconoclasm or neglect. What can we do to prevent the loss of

Although UNESCO and Israel have rocky relations, the number of World Heritage sites in the country has increased in recent years, bringing tourism and a focus on conservation. However, politics seem to always get in the way, and Israel's relationship with the organization is not set to improve any time soon • SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Este artículo expone el discurso museológico de la exposición del mismo nombre, comisariada asimismo por la autora en el marco de la "Misión técnica del Consejo Internacional de los Monumentos y los Sitios (ICOMOS) de evaluación de la propuesta del Sitio de los Dólmenes de Antequera", impulsada por la Junta de Andalucía y presentada por el Reino de España, para su inscripción en la Lista de Patrimonio Mundial de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO).