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The Reconstructed Past
Reconstructions in the Public Interpretation of Archaeology and History
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2004
Summary
To reconstruct or not to reconstruct? That is the question facing many agencies and site managers throughout the world. While reconstructed sites provide a three-dimensional pedagogic environment in which visitors can acquire a heightened sense of the past, an ethical conflict emerges when on-site reconstructions and restorations contribute to the damage or destruction of the original archaeological record. The case studies in this volume contribute to the ongoing debates between data and material authenticity and educational and interpretive value of reconstructions. Discussing diverse reconstruction sites from the Golan Region to Colonial Williamsburg, the authors present worldwide examples that have been affected by agency policies, divergent presentation philosophies, and political and economic realities.
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Copyright year
2004
ISBN-Print
978-0-7591-0376-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7591-1589-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
307
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Foreword No access
Introduction: Archaeology and Reconstructions No access Pages 1 - 18
1 Walden Pond and Beyond: The Restoration Archaeology of Roland Wells Robbins No access
2 Archaeological Authenticity and Reconstruction at Colonial Williamsburg No access
3 National Park Service Reconstruction Policy and Practice No access
4 Reconstruction Dilemmas at George Washington's Blacksmith Shop No access
5 Reconstruction Policy and Purpose at Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort No access
6 Bede's World, A Late-Twentieth-Century Creation of an Early Medieval Landscape No access
7 Reflections on a Reconstruction of the Ancient Qasrin Synagogue and Village No access
8 Replication or Interpretation of the Iroquoian Longhouse No access
9 Reconstruction, Interpretation, and Education at Fort Loudoun No access
10 The Ironbridge Gorge: Preservation, Reconstruction, and Presentation of Industrial Heritage No access
11 Designing the Past at Fortress Louisbourg No access
12 Lessons Learned at Bent's Old Fort andFort Union Trading Post No access
13 Emergency Ruins Preservation and Restoration at Homolovi Ruins State Park No access
14 Modeling Amarna: Computer Reconstructions of an Egyptian Palace No access
15 Beyond the Artist's Impression: From Photo-Realism to Integrated Reconstruction in Buildings Archaeology No access
16 The Value of Reconstructions: An Archaeological Perspective No access
