Archaeology, Development and Conflict: A Case Study from the African Continent

Global Heritage: Worlds Apart?

“…by destroying archaeological sites or by taking them hostage (cf. Kleinitz and Näser 2013). Nonetheless, such scenarios can still be understood analytically as a direct consequence of the global promotion of the heritage concept of Western coinage with specific stakeholders ''actively select[ing] particular global ideas, processes and fora to consolidate and support their arguments'' (Lee Long 2005:64).…”