Theme:
3. Heritage Narratives and Representations
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Routed Archaeology IV: On the Path of Synergy
Content:
Archaeology is continuously juggling the need toward ever refined specialization and the necessity of opening up to wider reaches of society. The first force drives our discipline to sharpen its focus on increasingly smaller segments, while the other stimulates us to develop empathy towards local communities, local authorities, NGOs or the tourism sector. The ongoing trend of demanding an ever more abundant body of evidence from our profession towards the society to justify public funding, has arguably shrank the size of the financial pie for undiluted research. On the other hand it has also inspired us to open our minds and hone our soft skills in dealing with others in the public/private arena in a synergistic search for common benefits.
Routed Archaeology EAA sessions have for the past few years aimed to bring together professionals who have subscribed to the idea that a participative approach to governance of archaeological heritage is either the solution, or at least a useful methodological framework for deciding and acting for the benefit of everyone across the stakeholder spectrum, not least our discipline or local communities.
In searching for tested and proven examples that participative approach is a valuable and useful strategy we once again wish to put forward in this session series the concept of cultural routes, as they offer a highly useful context for constructive alignment of otherwise often conflicting objectives advocated by diverse stakeholders.
Alongside practical and theoretical contributions on cultural routes we invite also discussions on the most important documents that have substantially shaped our approach to dealing with archaeological heritage, such as the Faro Convention and the brand new ICOMOS International Cultural Heritage Tourism Charter: Reinforcing Cultural Heritage Protection and Community Resilience through Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Management.
Keywords:
cultural routes, community archaeology, stakeholders, participative governance, Faro Convention
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Marko Mele (Austria) 1
Co-organisers:
Szilvia Fabian (Hungary) 2
Sanjin Mihelić (Croatia) 3
Affiliations:
1. Universalmuseum Joanneum
2. Hungarian National Museum
3. Archaeological Museum Zagreb
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