Community archaeology and heritage interpretation
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This paper examines alternatives to top-down approaches to heritage management and development. One of the key issues facing communities around the globe today is the Authorized Heritage Discourse (AHD)--the determination of heritage... more
È già stato osservato come l'archeologia-che studia nel presente le tracce del passato attraverso manufatti concreti, monumenti e simboli-non sempre possa fornire interpretazioni definitive (Bernbeck-Pollock 2004): ciò la espone... more
Lapaha is a village community of around 2200 people in the Hahake (eastern) district of Tongatapu in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is the location of an ancient royal dynasty headed by the holder of the paramount Tu’i Tonga title, which held... more
Archaeology has become a global brand. One of the manifestations of this process is the popularity of archaeologists like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft. However, another example, the one that has recently become commonplace are... more
Teaching Document to apply the significance of heritage assets and communicate it to local stakeholders and visitors
This edited book presents several research papers on Archaeological heritage management and Tourism in India and Japan
Biggi, C., Capasso, B. & Del Duca, F. (2018). The Herculaneum Centre: the reciprocal benefits gained from building capacities for cultural heritage among institutions and communities. In V. Apaydin (ed.), Shared Knowledge, Shared Power:... more
With the densest concentration of well-preserved wartime sites in Orkney and perhaps one of the least disturbed WWII defence landscapes in the UK, the Island of Hoy is home to an incredibly significant, visually dominating but little... more
This paper examines the nature of 'community heritage' groups through the history of the Welwyn Archaeological Society as related in the late Merle Rook's diaries.
Kakutungutanta to Warrie Outcamp; 40,000 years in Nyiyaparli country tells the story of Nyiyaparli people in the eastern Chichester Range and around the Fortescue Marsh, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The book brings... more
Interpreting the Past: Presenting Archaeological Sites to the Public: Proceedings of an International Conference on New Approaches and Technologies for Heritage Presentation showcases articles relating to the theory, technologies,... more
This paper focuses on the collaborative project between Maya Scripta, a public outreach epigraphic project from the Center for Archaeological and Anthropological Research of the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala and the Regional Museum... more
Preparatory Office The International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites under the auspices of UNESCO 312, 2107, Hannuri-daero, Sejong-si, Republic of Korea (Postcode: 30150) Tel. +82 44 251 1013 Fax.... more
Biggi, C. (2012) Le nuove generazioni apprendono l’antico: le iniziative del Centro Herculaneum. In: Battisti, E., Solaro, F. & Lauria, D. (a c.) La città dei bambini e delle bambine in Villa Giulio de la Ville a Ercolano. Napoli:... more
This paper examines alternatives to top-down approaches to heritage management and development. One of the key issues facing communities around the globe today is the Authorized Heritage Discourse (AHD)--the determination of heritage... more
The excavations at the Church of the Glorious Martyr, located in central Israel, were an extraordinary archaeological project undertaken by the Israeli Antiquities Authority. Beginning in 2017, three excavations seasons took place at the... more
Artykuł dotyka zagadnienia społecznego wizerunku archeologa. Problem jak mass media (a szczególnie telewizja i kino) zniekształcają obraz archeologa mieści się w polu zainteresowania archeologicznego nie od dziś. Analizując ten społeczny,... more
Center for Archaeological Studies at ULAB aims to protect, preserve and promote archaeological heritage of Bangladesh by conducting regular archaeological explorations, excavations and problem oriented archaeological research.
"In recent years, boundaries between curated domestic space (typically open to the public, maintained by museum professionals, and supported by government or charitable funding), and privately occupied dwellings, have on occasion been... more
This paper explores the ways in which a theorization of heritage as a commons complicates the relation of heritage and identity. The paper analyzes how cultural heritage management and theorizations connect with the “old” vernacular... more
In this paper we reflect on four important issues for the relationship between archaeology and society in the post-COVID-19 era: resources, social commitment, our digital presence in communities, and normative legal frameworks. We propose... more
We invite contributions to a JCAH Special Issue on "Talking archaeology: qualitative interviewing and focus group research in archaeology-related communities". We hope that these papers will provide a springboard for yet more qualitative... more
Poster presentado en la sesión de carteles: Sexta Mesa Redonda de Monte Albán, INAH. Oaxaca, México; 30 junio 2011. Co-escrito con Guillermo Olmos Vázquez y Joel Navarro Zariñana.
The international significance of Akko's heritage is best illustrated by the inscription of two UNESCO World Heritage sites in this town of just over 55,000 people. This article describes three projects that focus on the concept of a... more