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This book will suggest new agendas for identity and heritage
studies by means of presenting contentious issues facing
archaeology and heritage management in a globalized world. The book
is not only present the variability of heritage objectives and
experiences in the New and Old World, and opens a discussion, in a
shrinking world, to look beyond national and regional contexts. If
the heritage sector and archaeology are to remain relevant in our
contemporary world and the near future, there are a number of
questions concerning the politics, practices and narratives related
to heritage and identity that must be addressed. Questions of
relevance in an affluent, cosmopolitan setting are at odds with
those relevant for a region emerging from civil war or ethnic
strife, or a national minority battling oppression or ethnic
cleansing. A premise is that heritage represents a broad scope of
empirically and theoretically sound interpretations - that heritage
is a response to contemporary forces, as much as data. It is
therefore necessary constantly to evaluate what is scientifically
accurate as well as what is valid and relevant and what can have a
contemporary impact.
This brief is the proceedings of two roundtables and forums
organized by Eszter Banffy, Peter Biehl, Douglas Comer, and
Christopher Prescott and sponsored by the European Association of
Archaeologists (EAA) and the Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
held at the 76th SAA annual conference in Sacramento in April 2011,
and the 17th EAA annual conference in Oslo in September 2011. The
book is organized around five main issues with the goal to
stimulate discussion, research and practices within the field:
Traditions and legal regulations of heritage and its management The
teaching of cultural heritage; public outreach and university
training Heritage and national identity The future of cultural
heritage in a globalized and digitized world This book is thus be
an exploration of the various experiences in Europe and the
Americas to better understand, in the vast field of archaeology and
cultural heritage management, where we are today, where we might
be, and where we hope to be in the near future.
Forward-looking museums are committed to involving once-excluded
communities in life-changing ways. Yours can too Whether your
institution is still at the planning stage, or already taking
action, you'll find this book an inspiring, practical guide to new
models of inclusion within museums and galleries of all sizes,
types and budgets. If you read nothing else on inclusion, read
these 10 essays We've reviewed literally hundreds of MuseumsEtc
chapters and selected the most important ones to help you enhance
your - and your organisation's - thinking and action on inclusion.
Our 10 Must Reads: Inclusion - Empowering New Audiences will
inspire you to: * involve a wide range of marginalised or excluded
groups * avoid elitist approaches inherent in traditional
collecting, exhibition and research * implement change-orientated
programming * use digital technologies which are inclusive,
adaptable and accessible * measure change to create a strong
evidence base for future work * make your museum a transformative
space for social action * generate new forms of knowledge in
collaboration with new stakeholders * explore how far museums can
go to achieve positive social outcomes
This is the first book to present a comprehensive, up to date
overview of archaeological and environmental data from the eastern
Mediterranean world around 6000 BC. It brings together the research
of an international team of scholars who have excavated at key
Neolithic and Chalcolithic sites in Syria, Anatolia, Greece, and
the Balkans. Collectively, their essays conceptualize and enable a
deeper understanding of times of transition and changes in the
archaeological record. Overcoming the terminological and
chronological differences between the Near East and Europe, the
volume expands from studies of individual societies into regional
views and diachronic analyses. It enables researchers to compare
archaeological data and analysis from across the region, and offers
a new understanding of the importance of this archaeological story
to broader, high-impact questions pertinent to climate and culture
change.
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