Mind the Gap: Cultural and Economic Values in Archaeology

Burtenshaw, Paul

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“…Los valores evolucionan con el tiempo y con los cambios sociales, y han generado una gran cantidad de publicaciones en las últimas décadas, especialmente en los últimos 10 años (Armitage e Irons 2013;Burtenshaw 2014;Carver 1996Carver , 2003Cleere 1996 Torre 2002Torre , 2013Torre , 2014, nos propone una serie de características de estos: que son atribuidos, múltiples, mutables, inconmensurables y que a veces pueden entrar en conflicto (De la Torre 2013:159-161). Citando a la autora, "cuando establecemos el significado de un lugar ponderamos más unos valores que otros, estableciendo así distintas pautas de conservación que provocarán que unos valores sobrepasen a otros, pudiendo quedar algunos en el olvido" (De la Torre 2013:159).…”

Section: Evolución De Los Valores Del Patrimoniounclassified

Conservación [Crítica] Social en Arqueología

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Díaz–Andreu

2021

Chungará (Arica)

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Este texto busca generar nuevos diálogos entre la crítica social que se está realizando en patrimonio y lo que llamamos una conservación social, ciñendo nuestra reflexión al mundo de la arqueología. Se intentará trazar un puente reflexivo entre las corrientes sociales de la arqueología pública y comunitaria y la conservación. Para ello exploramos los cambios que se han producido en el marco teórico de la gestión y valores del patrimonio en los últimos años y su proyección en la conservación de bienes culturales arqueológicos. El texto también analiza el debate que se genera en torno a conservación, valores y obsolescencia, proponiendo una conservación que contribuya a la [de]cosificación y des-elitización del patrimonio. Por último, proponemos algunas reflexiones finales que pincelan el futuro rol de la conservación en la arqueología de la contemporaneidad.Palabras claves: conservación crítica, patrimonio crítico, arqueología, valores del patrimonio, gestión de patrimonio, arqueología pública, arqueología comunitaria. This text aims to generate new dialogues between the current social critique of heritage and what we describe as 'social conservation',focusing our reflection on the archaeological field. We will attempt to draw a reflective bridge between the social trends of public and community archaeology and conservation. We will explore the changes that have occurred in the theoretical framework of heritage management and values in recent years, together with their projection in the conservation of archaeological cultural assets. We will analyze the debate generated around conservation, values, and obsolescence, advancing a conservation proposal that contributes to the [de]reification and de-elitization of heritage. Lastly, we will offer some final reflections that outline the future role of conservation in the archaeology of contemporaneity.

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Conservación [Crítica] Social en Arqueología

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Díaz–Andreu

2021

Chungará (Arica)

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“…Thus, development is sometimes conceived as an unstoppable capitalist force, the consequences of which need to be mitigated (Herrera, 2013: 77). Archaeologists are often reluctant to engage with ideas related to economics, regarding the entire field as diametrically opposed to the cultural values they uphold (for a summary of this attitude, see Burtenshaw, 2014). This opposition between preservation and development is driven by a reductive view of the latter, whereby development is only considered in terms of economic growth, urban expansion and infrastructural proliferation.…”

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“…Douglas (2010) tested a range of methods to ascribe an economic value to the impacts of the Çatalhöyük project in Turkey, including a travel-cost method 2 , a contingent valuation survey 3 and an expenditure multiplier method 4 . Such attempts are inspired from the fields of cultural economics as pioneered by Throsby (2001) and ecological economics, which have introduced methods to quantify the benefits and value of environmental and cultural assets (Burtenshaw, 2014 provides an overview of such methods). While the ambition of Douglas's project is admirable, the sample sizes are small, and not statistically significant (Burtenshaw, 2013: 200).…”

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Archaeological Heritage as a Resource for Development: Definitions, Issues, and Opportunities for Evaluation

Dupeyron

2020

Public Archaeology

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Archaeological heritage has significant impacts on development in the Global South.Projects have informed environmental policies or improved local communities' prospects in managing their heritage resources, and sites promote local economic development through tourism. However, many of these development impacts are short-lived or disappointing due to a lack of critical awareness and tracing of how the project fits with local objectives and its consequences over time. This is related to inadequate or insufficient evaluation. This paper argues that the heritage sector has much to gain from considering evaluation problems through a development lens. It reviews how archaeology contributes to development, the successes and shortcomings of past efforts, and how evaluation can help. The paper then discusses public archaeology as a natural theoretical and methodological bridge between archaeology and international development, and examines the limits of current evaluation methods, which are not systematic or focus on a limited number of impacts.Looking ahead, the review recommends testing development evaluation methods in the context of archaeological projects to develop the toolbox of evaluation methods available in the heritage sector.

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“…In a context of this kind we are forced to reflect upon the concept of “value” referred to in archaeological heritage (Carman 2005:20–24). As Mason (2008a:104–107) states, the term value can have both sociocultural and economic meanings, which may appear to contradict each other (Burtenshaw 2014:52; Gould and Burtenshaw 2014:3–5; Graham et al 2000:129).…”

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“The God of Time is Heritage of Mine”

Ripanti

Mariotti

2018

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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During the 2014 excavation campaign at Vignale an impressive late antique mosaic depicting Aion, the God of Time, was discovered. This artifact of 100 m2 became a milestone for outreach activities; fund-raising, theatrical performances, and archaeological trekking sessions were tailored to this finding, in collaboration with local associations. The discovery of the mosaic consolidated the promotional lines followed for this project, on-site and off-site, capable of engaging different audiences. Taking into account the recent debate about emotion as an essential constituent of the heritage-making process, a preliminary analysis of these initiatives questions the existence and the development of an emotional connection between the public and the archaeological site. Since an emotional connection emerged, further analyses and studies need to specify the kinds of emotive connection that occur. Assessment of the emotional impact intrinsic to public outreach will provide clues to transforming the “intellectual” emotion of discovery into a shared and valuable emotion for the benefit of both the archaeological project and its stakeholders.

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Mind the Gap: Cultural and Economic Values in Archaeology

Cited by 22 publications

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Conservación [Crítica] Social en Arqueología

Conservación [Crítica] Social en Arqueología

Archaeological Heritage as a Resource for Development: Definitions, Issues, and Opportunities for Evaluation

“The God of Time is Heritage of Mine”

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