Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age

Sending Out an S.O.S.
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-80050-126-3
Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 899 g

Reihe: New Directions in Anthropological Archaeology

In late August 2015, international media outlets and cultural institutions reported that the Islamic State beheaded the Syrian scholar Khaled al Asaad and destroyed the 1st-century CE Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria. The world was horrorstruck. Apart from the human tragedy, archaeologists and the international communities were shocked by the wanton destruction of ancient remains that had survived for millennia. However, warfare and ideological destruction contribute just a fraction of the ongoing devastation of our forebears' traces. This book brings attention to the magnitude of the silent loss of cultural heritage occurring worldwide and the even more insidious loss of knowledge due to the lack of publication and preservation of original data, notes, plans, and photographs of excavated archaeological sites. Highlighting a growing sense of urgency to intervene in whatever way possible, this book provides readers with a non-technical overview of how archaeologists and other stakeholders are increasingly turning to digital methods to mitigate some of the threats to at-risk cultural heritage. This volume is a gateway to enhancing the scale and reach of capturing, analyzing, managing, curating, and disseminating cultural heritage knowledge in sustainable ways and promoting collaboration among scholars and stakeholder communities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lercari, Nicola

Wendrich, Willeke

Porter, Benjamin W.

Burton, Margie M.

Levy, Thomas E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction - A Sense of Urgency Chapter 1 - At-Risk Cultural Heritage, Open Communication, and Stealth Archaeology Chapter 2 - Global Heritage, Knowledge Provenance, and Digital Preservation: Defining A Critical Approach Chapter 3 - Resolving Analog and Digital Records in Cultural Heritage Sites in Mexico: The Case of Cempoala Chapter 4 - From the Field to the CAVE: a Workflow for Collecting, Storing, and Sharing Archaeological Data Chapter 5 - A Diversified Approach to Earthen Architecture Conservation: Implementing Digital Monitoring and Spatial Analysis at Catalhoeyuk Chapter 6 - Ancient Egyptian Coffins in 3D: Digital Analysis, Visualization, and Dissemination Chapter 7 - The Digital Context of At-Risk Textual Archives Chapter 8 - CAVEkiosk: Cultural Heritage Visualization and Dissemination Chapter 9 - Data as At-Risk Cultural Heritage: The Dig Data Publication Initiative Chapter 10 - At-Risk Worldwide: Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Digital Data Chapter 11 - CollectionSpace at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology: A Strategic Information Platform

Über Autor(innen)

Nicola Lercari is an Assistant Professor of Heritage Studies at the University of California, Merced. Willeke Wendrich holds the Joan Silsbee Chair in African Cultural Archaeology and is a professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Digital Humanities in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Margie M. Burton is a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego. Benjamin W. Porter is an Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Archaeology at the University of California, Berkeley’s Near Eastern Studies Department, and is a curator and former director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Thomas Levy is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Judaic Studies at the University of California,San Diego (UCSD) where he holds the Norma Kershaw Chair in the Archaelogy of Ancient Israel and Neigboring Lands.