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Tourism and Archaeological Heritage Management at Petra
Driver to Development or Destruction?
Häftad, 2011
569 kr
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Once visited only by the cognoscenti of the ancient world, over the last decade Petra has drawn almost a million visitors in some years. Petra burst into popular consciousness with the release of enormously popular motion picture Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. Moviegoers all over the world were …
Heritage Management, Tourism, and Governance in China
Managing the Past to Serve the Present
Av Robert J. Shepherd, Larry Yu
Häftad, 2012
569 kr
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This monograph analyzes current cultural resource management, archeological heritage management, and exhibitionary practices and policies in the People’s Republic of China. Academic researchers, preservationists, and other interested parties face a range of challenges for the preservation of the …
Archaeology of Interdependence
European Involvement in the Development of a Sovereign United States
Häftad, 2013
568 kr
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The publication explores the ways in which archaeological research can inform us about the manner and motives of European involvement in the development of a sovereign United States. The five chapters focus on different archaeological sites (four terrestrial sites) and each consider the special …
Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space
Av Douglas C Comer, Michael J. Harrower
Häftad, 2013
737 kr
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Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space offers a concise overview of air and spaceborne imagery and related geospatial technologies tailored to the needs of archaeologists. Leading experts including scientists involved in NASA’s Space Archaeology program provide technical introductions to five …
Heritage in the Context of Globalization
Europe and the Americas
Av Peter F. Biehl, Christopher Prescott
Häftad, 2012
569 kr
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This brief is the proceedings of two roundtables and forums organized by Eszter Bánffy, 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 …
Managing, Using, and Interpreting Hadrian's Wall as World Heritage
Av Peter G. Stone, David Brough
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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Hadrian’s Wall was inscribed as a World Heritage Site (WHS) in 1987 and, with the German Limes, became one of the first two parts of the transnational ‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire’ (FRE) WHS in 2005. The World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall is unusual, although not unique, among World Heritage …
Archaeology of the Margins
Colonialism, Amazighity and Heritage Management in the Canary Islands
Av A. José Farrujia de la Rosa
Häftad, 2013
569 kr
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This book analyses the problematics of archaeological heritage management in the Canary Islands, which are echoed in other parts of the world where the indigenous heritage is under-represented. The present-day management of Canarian archaeological heritage has a very specific and unusual context …
Archaeological Dimension of World Heritage
From Prevention to Social Implications
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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This volume presents case studies from around the world aiming to serve as a hands-on book for management and treatment of archaeological World Heritage properties. It comprises not only sites inscribed as World Heritage due to their archaeological character but also World Heritage properties where …
Management Of Cultural World Heritage Sites and Development In Africa
History, nomination processes and representation on the World Heritage List
Häftad, 2014
625 kr
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Ever since the signing of the World Heritage Convention 40 years ago and ratified by 33 African countries, to date, only 43 cultural heritage sites have been successfully proclaimed as World Heritage Sites in Africa. These include archaeological and historical sites, religious monuments and …
Current Perspectives on the Archaeology of African Slavery in Latin America
Av Pedro Paulo A. Funari, Charles E. Orser Jr.
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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This edited volume aims at exploring a most relevant but somewhat neglected subject in archaeological studies, especially within Latin America: maroons and runaway settlements. Scholarship on runaways is well established and prolific in ethnology, anthropology and history, but it is still in its …
History of Archaeological Tourism
Pursuing leisure and knowledge from the eighteenth century to World War II
Häftad, 2020
625 kr
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This book examines the relationship between archaeological tourism and professional archaeology. To do so, it explores the connection – most visibly through nationalism and global capitalism - from its origins in the early modern period to World War II. How separate is the development of …
Prehistory of the Sudan
Häftad, 2020
736 kr
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This volume addresses the Out-of-Africa dispersals of the earliest hominins and early anatomically modern humans, the last semi-sedentary, pottery-bearing hunters-fishers-gatherers, the early food producers and users of domestic plants and animals either local or imported from the Near East, and …
Postcolonialism, Heritage, and the Built Environment
New Approaches to Architecture in Archaeology
Av Jessica L. Nitschke, Marta Lorenzon
Häftad, 2021
736 kr
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This book proposes new ways of looking at the built environment in archaeology, specifically through postcolonial perspectives. It brings together scholars and professionals from the fields of archaeology, urban studies, architectural history, and heritage in order to offer fresh perspectives on …
Archaeology of Manila Galleons in the American Continent
The Wrecks of Baja California, San Agustín, and Santo Cristo de Burgos (Oregon)
Av Scott S. Williams, Roberto Junco
Häftad, 2021
792 kr
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This is the first book devoted to the topic of Manila galleon shipwrecks in North America; previous research on Manila galleons either has focused on the economics of the Manila galleon trade or has been limited to reports of the galleon wreck sites in the western Pacific salvaged for their …
Foodways Archaeology - Methods and Cases
Häftad, 2023
625 kr
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This volume presents an overview of methodologies to identify and study foodways in the archaeological record. It also includes definitions, information, and examples for students and professionals to understand the basic analytical approaches, methods, and themes critical to archaeological studies …
Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Bottom Trawling
Häftad, 2024
455 kr
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This open access book focuses on the destruction of our Ocean Heritage from bottom trawling. It brings together the natural and cultural sides of the marine environment to further our understanding of the importance of this heritage, how it is threatened by activities such as bottom trawling, and …
Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Potentially Polluting Wrecks
Häftad, 2024
455 kr
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This open access volume focuses on the environmental hazards and cultural significance of Potentially Polluting Wrecks (PPWs), and how mitigation efforts have assisted in documenting and preserving the history of these sites. It is an important resource on the subject of Potentially Polluting …
Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Deep Sea Mining
Häftad, 2025
343 kr
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This open access brief is a pioneering work that is one of the first book publications to cover underwater cultural heritage and deep seabed mining. Bringing together a variety of perspectives, the work is designed to serve several purposes and educate a few different types of readers. The work …
Contemporary Archaeology of Emotions: Re-Framing the Past and Present
Av Tuuli Matila
Häftad, 2025
513 kr
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This SpringerBrief examines emotions in the past through contemporary archaeological materials. The author explores this topic using the context of a former working-class neighbourhood in northern Finland that existed during the Cold War era (1947-1987). Finland offers an interesting context to …
Deep History of Cattle Herding and Symbolism
New Perspectives from Anthropology, Archaeology and Zooarchaeology in Sudan
Av Elena A.A. Garcea, Julia Budka m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
569 kr
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This brief provides a unique overview that weaves a thread across the deep history of the management and symbolism of wild aurochs and domestic cattle in Sudan, where these practices are attested for over 15,000 to 20,000 years. It highlights the central preoccupation with these bovids by societies …
Titanic Law and Policy
The Wreck’s Role In Changing International Maritime Safety and Salvage Law
Av Ole Varmer, James P. Delgado
Häftad, 2026
343 kr
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This open access book highlights the historical significance of Titanic, and its impact on law, including the first treaty on maritime safety - the Safety Of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS). The work covers the laws that protect Titanic, e.g., the 1986 RMS Titanic Maritime Memorial Act, the …
Ship for Every Season
A Reconstruction and Analysis of a 19th Century Steamer
Häftad, 2027
626 kr
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This Springerbrief determines the behaviors involved in construction, adaptation, discard, and salvage of the 1861 built double-ender ferryboat Waccamaw (ex. Nuestra Señora De Regla, ex. Commodore Hull, state ID: CFR0001), and examines how broader economic, social, technological, and environmental …
Brief History of Iberian Ship Conception and Design (1570-1712)
The Coordinate System that Preceded Descartes - Volume 1
Häftad, 2027
557 kr
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This brief, volume one of two, explores the intellectual and technical foundations of Iberian shipbuilding during the Golden Age of Galleons (1570–1712), situating it within the broader context of the Scientific Revolution. It argues that ships, the most complex machines of the seventeenth century, …
Brief History of Iberian Ship Construction (1570-1712)
The Coordinate System that Preceded Descartes - Volume 2
Häftad, 2027
626 kr
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This brief, volume 2 of 2, examines the construction process of Iberian shipbuilding during the Golden Age of Galleons (1570–1712). Situating it within the broader context of the Scientific Revolution, the work offers a definition and explores the development of Galleons. It offers a comparison of …
First Settlement of Remote Oceania
Earliest Sites in the Mariana Islands
Häftad, 2013
569 kr
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This book offers the only synthesis of early-period Marianas archaeology, marking the first human settlement of Remote Oceania about 1500 B.C. In these remote islands of the northwest Pacific Ocean, archaeological discoveries now can define the oldest site contexts, dating, and artifacts of a …
Archaeological Human Remains
Global Perspectives
Av Barra O’Donnabhain, María Cecilia Lozada
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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This volume addresses the directions that studies of archaeological human remains have taken in a number of different countries, where attitudes range from widespread support to prohibition. Overlooked in many previous publications, this diversity in attitudes is examined through a variety of …
Ethnoarchaeology of the Kel Tadrart Tuareg
Pastoralism and Resilience in Central Sahara
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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This book focuses on the issues of resilience and variability of desert pastoralists, explicitly challenging a set of traditional topics of the discourse around pastoralism in arid lands of the Old World. Based on a field research carried out on the Kel Tadrart Tuareg in Libya, various facets of a …
Strategies for Sustainable Tourism at the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, China
Av Martha Demas, Neville Agnew m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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At the Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage site near Dunhuang city in Gansu Province, visitor numbers have increased inexorably since 1979 when the site opened. A national policy that identifies tourism as a pillar industry, along with pressure from local authorities and businesses to encourage more …
Identity and Heritage
Contemporary Challenges in a Globalized World
Av Peter F. Biehl, Douglas C. Comer m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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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 …
Field Archaeology from Around the World
Ideas and Approaches
Av Martin Carver, Bisserka Gaydarska m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
792 kr
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Field practice in archaeology varies greatly throughout the world, mainly because archaeological sites survive in very different ways in different counties. Many manuals see this as a problem - to be defeated by the imposition of standardised procedures. In this book we relish the variety of field …
