Of the Past, for the Future : Integrating Archaeology and Conservation

by Neville Agnew; Janet Bridgland

• ISBN13: 9780892368266
• ISBN10: 0892368268
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

Conservation is a core value for most archaeological societies. It is highlighted in their codes of ethics, statements of mission, and governance. In recognition of this, the World Archaeological Congress, with the Getty Conservation Institute and a consortium of other conservation organizations, brought together scholars working throughout the globe to discuss critically important issues that affect the archaeological heritage today. This volume presents the proceedings of the Conservation Theme at the Congress, held in Washington, D.C., 22-26 June 2003. The papers are organized under the following topics: Innovative Approaches to Policy and Management of Archaeological Sites; Conserving Archaeological Sites: New Approaches and Techniques; Finding Common Ground: The Role of Stakeholders in Decision Making; Issues at World Heritage Sites; Archaeology and Tourism: A Viable Partnership?; Challenges in Conserving Archaeological Collections; Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Iraq and Afghanistan; Archaeology and Conservation in China Today: Meeting the Challenges of Rapid Development; and Managing Archaeological Sites and Rock Art Sites in Southern Africa.

Table of Contents

Looking forward, not backward : archaeology and the future of the past	p. 7
The monumental and the trace : archaeological conservation and the materiality of the past	p. 13
Introduction	p. 21
Ideology, economics, and site management	p. 23
NGO and government collaboration in archaeological site management : the case of Petra, Jordan	p. 29
Privatization of state-owned cultural heritage : a critique of recent trends in Europe	p. 35
Regional site management planning and training : the SPAFA example in Southeast Asia	p. 40
Interpretation as preservation : rationale, tools, and challenges	p. 43
Preservation of heritage sites in the Caribbean : the experience of the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park of St. Kitts and Nevis	p. 47
Introduction	p. 53
Making archaeological sites : conservation as interpretation of an excavated past	p. 55
Decision making for conservation of archaeological sites : the example of the Laetoli Hominid Trackway, Tanzania	p. 64
Conservation qua archaeology at Tell Mozan/Urkesh	p. 73
Introduction	p. 85
Conservation, researchers, and Aboriginal heritage : a perspective from coastal Southeastern Australia	p. 87
"It will always be set in your heart" : archaeology and community values at the Former Dennawan Reserve, Northwestern New South Wales, Australia	p. 94
Community-based archaeological resource management in Southeast Asia	p. 102
Adaptive management and the community at El Pilar : a philosophy of resilience for the Maya Forest	p. 105
Social landscapes and archaeological heritage in Latin America	p. 113
Reflections on archaeological heritage and indigenous peoples in Chile	p. 125
Whose archaeology? : social considerations in archaeological research design	p. 131
Changing stakeholders and community attitudes in the Coa Valley World Heritage Site, Portugal	p. 136
Introduction	p. 145
Sustainable tourism at archaeological world heritage sites	p. 148
Presentation and interpretation of archaeological sites : the case of Tell Mozan, Ancient Urkesh	p. 152
Are we ready to learn? : lessons from the South Asian region	p. 157
Monitoring of landscape change at world heritage sites : prologue to proactive management	p. 163
Introduction	p. 175
The new Museum of Altamira : finding solutions to tourism pressure	p. 177
Archaeology and sustainable tourism in Egypt : protecting community, antiquities, and environment	p. 184
Maya cities and tourism	p. 191
Tourism and cultural risk management	p. 194
Introduction	p. 201
Archaeological collections : valuing and managing an emerging frontier	p. 204
Archaeological archives in Britain and the development of the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre	p. 211
Working with Native communities and the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian : theory and practice	p. 216
Challenges in conserving archaeological collections	p. 220
Archaeological conservation in Turkey	p. 224
Introduction	p. 231
The law as a tool for cultural heritage preservation : the case of Iraq and Afghanistan	p. 234
Babylon : a case study in the military occupation of an archaeological site	p. 240
The National Museum and archaeology in Afghanistan : accomplishments and current needs	p. 247
Preserving the cultural and national heritage of Afghanistan	p. 251
UNESCO's mandate and activities for the rehabilitation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage	p. 258
Recovery from cultural disaster : strategies, funding, and modalities of action of international cooperation in Afghanistan	p. 263
Preserving Afghanistan's cultural heritage : what is to be done?	p. 266
Introduction	p. 275
China's legal framework for the protection of its material cultural heritage	p. 278
Archaeology, cultural heritage protection, and capital construction in China	p. 282
Planning for conservation of China's prehistoric sites : the Liangzhu site case study	p. 286
Conservation during excavation : the current situation in China	p. 291
Heritage protection in the Liyie Basin, Hunan Province, the People's Republic of China	p. 294
The conservation and presentation of large-scale archaeological sites in Liaoning, China	p. 298
Introduction	p. 305
Sharing resources : issues in regional archaeological conservation strategies in Southern Africa	p. 306
Intangible heritage management : does world heritage listing help?	p. 312
Rock art tourism in Southern Africa : problems, possibilities, and poverty relief	p. 322
Rock art management in Eastern and Southern Africa : whose responsibility?	p. 331
Building the capacity to protect rock art heritage in rural communities	p. 336
Conservation of non-western rock art sites using a holistic medical approach	p. 340
Why "conserve"? : situating Southern African rock art in the here and now	p. 346
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