{"product_id":"debating-the-archaeological-heritage-paperback","title":"Debating the Archaeological Heritage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Skeates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the world, competing interest groups lay claim to the material remains of the past. Archaeologists, developers, indigenous 'first peoples', looters, museum curators, national government officals, New Age worshippers, private collectors, tourists - all want their share. This introduction to contemporary debates surrounding their rival claims deals with defining, owning, protecting, managing, interpreting, and experiencing the archaeological heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFundamental questions are considered: What is 'archaeological heritage'? Who should own and control the material culture of the past? How should these remains be protected? How should the archaeological heritage be presented to the public? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobin Skeates calls for greater communication and co-operation between archaeologists and other interest groups, urging archaeologists to increase the involvement of local people in the culturally valuable and vulnerable material remains of their past, and in archaeological research that attempts to be objective.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Skeates\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Archaeology at the University of Durham and author of \u003ci\u003eVisual Culture and Archaeology: art and social life in prehistoric South-East Italy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDebating the Archaeological Heritage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.68 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723324133439,"sku":"9780715629567","price":77.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fbae1e5abbfdbfe8accf586f9604a8cc.webp?v=1765098778","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/debating-the-archaeological-heritage-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}