ABSTRACT – Several western-funded archaeological projects have engaged with post-conflict Iraq with two aims on their agenda: heritage conservation and safeguarding and improving the social cohesion of the country’s fragmented national society.…
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Community Archaeology Challenges and Perspectives from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Case of Faida (Duhok Governorate)
ABSTRACT – In the past ten years, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has experienced a new wave of archaeological projects working in its territory. Thanks to this “renaissance” of archaeological research, the…
The impact of Sela for Training and Protection of Heritage on the Jordanian CRM sector
ABSTRACT – Archaeology and colonialism are strictly intertwined in Jordan, and such a relation is fuelled by a culture of welfarism that traps the host communities in a vicious cycle brokered by…
Italian public archaeology on fieldwork: an overview
ABSTRACT – In recent years, Italian field archaeology has displayed a growing interest in civic engagement. Several ongoing excavation projects have shown both benefits and drawbacks of developing a closer collaboration with…
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Exploring the interface between landscape archaeology and contemporary society. Back to community(-ies)
ABSTRACT – This paper intends to explore issues related to rural landscapes as a common good and the significance of the micro-regional or community scale in terms of their great potential to…
“Museums without walls” and sustainable development in Jordan. Some thoughts from the Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project
This article reviews current strategies for the protection of cultural heritage in Jordan and reports on a new Italian American-Jordanian project, which aims at developing a new regional archaeological museum for the Governorate of Madaba, central Jordan, which may serve as an educational tool and a springboard for local development and sustainable tourism.
Agamemnon’s version
All that is left of him is his proud, regal face forever stuck in gold, and the epithet “wide-ruling,” that Homer used to define the man’s haughty, proud spirit. Yet, for his latest book published by Einaudi, Giulio Guidorizzi has chosen Agamemnon’s ‘case’, as the lens through which he describes the Homeric world, its heroes and its values.
Memory and Earthquake: the Pilastri Excavation Project (Emilia Romagna, Italy) toward a shared community archaeology approach
This is the case of the Pilastri excavation project which started without a clear public engagement strategy but is now pointing toward a more participative and structured one.
Watching the world with Blu’s eyes
ABSTRACT – Blu is a short animated film by artist Andrea Camerini aimed to promote the System of Museums and Parks of the Livorno Province: a really new and powerful way to foster the love of our local wonders.