{"product_id":"debating-the-archaeological-heritage-robin-skeates-9780715629567","title":"Debating the Archaeological Heritage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the world, competing interest groups lay claim to the material remains of the past. Archaeologists, developers, indigenous 'first peoples', looters, museum curators, national government officals, New Age worshippers, private collectors, tourists - all want their share. This introduction to contemporary debates surrounding their rival claims deals with defining, owning, protecting, managing, interpreting, and experiencing the archaeological heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFundamental questions are considered: What is 'archaeological heritage'? Who should own and control the material culture of the past? How should these remains be protected? How should the archaeological heritage be presented to the public? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobin Skeates calls for greater communication and co-operation between archaeologists and other interest groups, urging archaeologists to increase the involvement of local people in the culturally valuable and vulnerable material remains of their past, and in archaeological research that attempts to be objective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Skeates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0715629565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780715629567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.68h x 5.34w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 555","brand":"Robin Skeates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130126233855,"sku":"9780715629567","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47e39eda-a6b4-4b03-b98e-e937b8c002ce.jpg?v=1687467706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/debating-the-archaeological-heritage-robin-skeates-9780715629567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}