Overview
- The first trans-disciplinary insight into the concept of 'archaeological heritage' between architectural and intellectual history, historic preservation and scientific computing
- A unique compilation of case studies on South and Southeast Asia which covers the world-famous sites of Angkor, Pagan and Bamiyan
- Offers a wide range of impressive illustrations from different historical and current media an archaeological sites: manuals, drawings, maps, plaster casts, tourist guides, photogrammetric materials and virtual computer models
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context (TRANSCULT)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Archaeologizing Heritage I: India Between the Manual and the Picturesque
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Archaeologizing Heritage II: Creating Visual and Spatial Experiences of Angkor
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Virtualizing Heritage I: The Surface and the Image
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Virtualizing Heritage II: Computer Models for Building Research
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Restoration and Interpretation: Of Virtual Models and Living Communities
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Memorializing Archaeology: Archaeologizing Memory
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About this book
This book investigates what has constituted notions of "archaeological heritage" from colonial times to the present. It includes case studies of sites in South and Southeast Asia with a special focus on Angkor, Cambodia. The contributions, the subjects of which range from architectural and intellectual history to historic preservation and restoration, evaluate historical processes spanning two centuries which saw the imagination and production of "dead archaeological ruins" by often overlooking living local, social, and ritual forms of usage on site.
Case studies from computational modelling in archaeology discuss a comparable paradigmatic change from a mere simulation of supposedly dead archaeological building material to an increasing appreciation and scientific incorporation of the knowledge of local stakeholders. This book seeks to bring these different approaches from the humanities and engineering sciences into a trans-disciplinary discussion.
Reviews
“This book has successfully articulated the theoretical and empirical issues of ‘archaeologizing’ heritage beyond specific time and place; at the same time it stimulates readers to consider the importance of intangible or spiritual and socio-economic dimensions of the ‘living heritage’ approach and reminds us of the existence of a fertile ground for debates on the notion and practice of heritage.” (Keiko Miura, ASEASUK News, Issue 57, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: 'Archaeologizing' Heritage?
Book Subtitle: Transcultural Entanglements between Local Social Practices and Global Virtual Realities
Editors: Michael Falser, Monica Juneja
Series Title: Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35870-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-35869-2Published: 11 June 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-35870-8Published: 31 May 2013
Series ISSN: 2191-656X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-6578
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 287
Number of Illustrations: 110 b/w illustrations, 90 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cultural Studies, Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities