This paper explores Turkey’s cultural heritage system from the perspective of the ‘Heritage Chain’, which sees the heritage sector as an interconnected series of relationships and activities including protection and conservation, archaeological activity, research and museum presentation. By reviewing quantitative data along each step of the chain, we construct a holistic perspective that shows interrelationships between activities and illustrates which parts of the system are underdeveloped. By demonstrating the effects of Turkey’s distinct combination of bureaucratic fragmentation and centralisation on professional practice among conservators, archaeologists and museums, we argue for increased attention to administrative issues within heritage studies.

Understanding cultural heritage in Turkey: institutional context and organisational Issues

This special issue on the Management of Archaeological Sites in Greece discusses the context within which archaeological site management takes place in the country and aims to address the problems ...

Introduction: Managing Archaeological Sites in Greece

The use of archaeology for economic development represents a non- traditional use of resources normally valued for their cultural aspects. Economic benefits and uses are often presented in opposition to cultural ones in much of heritage management theory and practice. This divide has lead to a lack of data and an inadequate consideration of the economic value of archaeology and its place in economic development. Based on research in Scotland and in Jordan, this paper presents concepts to help bridge the gap between these values and provide a more holistic view of archaeological resources which considers the relationships between cultural and economic values.

Mind the Gap: Cultural and Economic Values in Archaeology

Museums have an ethical code of research and education, and 3D imaging has great potential in helping to achieve some of these objectives by providing accurate replications without barriers to access. Digital and printed models may remove object authenticity, but they do provide direct encounters with heritage and archaeological science whilst preserving the archaeological record. To demonstrate the potential for 3D imaging in archaeology and public engagement, this paper investigated an Ox cranium used for target practice at Vindolanda, Northumberland, UK. Vindolanda is a World Heritage Site on the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, known for its exceptional preservation of artefacts.The trauma type, shaping, impact direction and mortem period were identified, followed by comparisons and physical fits with weaponry used by the military at Vindolanda. The digital and printed models provide effective tools for displaying this evidence within the context of Roman archery to the public. The cranium had evidence of repeated target practice from arrows and potentially lances. The fragmentation of the trauma was angled internally, showing that the arrows were aimed from the front and toward the facial area of the Ox. The high-precision of the archers had separated the lower right portion of the facial area from the rest of the cranium. Several arrowhead sites and two lance head sites overlapped with little additional destruction, showing that some weapons were removed and retargeted. These features provide supporting evidence of individuals in the Roman military at Vindolanda actively participating in high-level archery target practice. The success of this pilot study will be developed to produce 3D models of the crania recovered from Vindolanda for the public to directly interact with this complex, contextual information for deep and effective learning.

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3D Imaging as a Public Engagement Tool: Investigating an Ox Cranium Used in Target Practice at Vindolanda

Florida waters are home to the remains of such diverse watercraft as galleons, freighters, sailing yachts, steamboats, and prehistoric canoes. Managing these resources, especially regarding questions of access versus preservation, can be a daunting task. Florida’s Underwater Archaeological Preserves programme is an experiment in public participation to further both the awareness and the preservation of submerged heritage through site conservation and interpretation, incorporating various stakeholders during each step in the process. The logic in Florida’s Preserves programme is that an involved public given free access to a shipwreck site can be an ingredient for, instead of a hindrance to, preservation. Although one of several programmes worldwide, the concept that sets Florida’s Underwater Archaeological Preserves programme apart is its use of public involvement to promote education that fosters attitudes of conservation and preservation. If the public feels a share as stakeholders in the preservation o...

Florida’s Underwater Archaeological Preserves: Public Participation as an Approach to Submerged Heritage Management

Introduction: new perspectives in global public archaeology.-Is a shared past possible? The ethics and practice of archaeology in the 21st century.- Engaged archaeology: whose community? Which public?.- "Public archaeology" in China: a preliminary investigation.-Public archaeology in Canada.- From object-centered to people-focused: exploring an invisible "gulf" between archaeologists and the public in contemporary Japan.- Public archaeology in Korea: a duet of popularity and nationalism.- Public archaeology in Thailand.- Archaeology in a multicultural and multi-ethnic nation under construction: the case of New Caledonia.- Digging on contested grounds: archaeology and the commemoration of slavery on Goree Island, Senegal.-The heritage uncertainty principle: excavating air raid shelters from the second world war.- Archaeology dreaming: post-apartheid urban imaginaries and the remains of the Prestwich Street dead.-Archaeology by the (Far) East in the West: what do local people think if Japanese archaeologists excavate the "Villa of Augustus" in Italy?.- Meaning-making process of cultural heritage in Jordan: the local communities, the contexts and the archaeological sites in the Citadel of Amman.- The excluded past in Jordanian formal primary education: the introduction of archaeology.- Archaeological education and reasons why: a personal view from the United Kingdom.- The role of archaeology and its challenges in Japanese school education: the curriculum and history textbooks.- Multivocality in multimedia: collaborative archaeology and the potential of cyberspace.- Looking for an identity: archaeologists, local communities, and public archaeology in Peru.- Sharing the pleasure of excavation: the public archaeology program at the Miharashidai site, Japan.-

陽松田

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New perspectives in global public archaeology

陽 松田

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New perspectives in global public archaeology

陽松田