History of archaeological and cultural heritage management in Turkey and Europe : a look from the past to the present
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Bennett, JulianDate
2003Publisher
Bilkent University
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English
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Abstract
This paper explores the historical evolution of archaeological heritage management
in Turkey and in Europe. Its overall aim is to draw attention to the growing
significance of archaeological heritage management, and to discuss the modern
approaches related to this field. Within the European context, the history of
archaeological protection goes back to the seventeenth century. In the nineteenth
century, the preservation of archaeological heritage became a firmly established
concept all over Europe when most of the European countries established
legislations and relevant institutions associated with archaeology. After World War
II, archaeology became a tool to rehabilitate the European historical past in advance
of redevelopment in the war-torn cities of Europe. Today, archaeological heritage
management in Europe is regarded as the collective responsibility of all nations and
all disciplines. Turkey has a long experience in archaeology like most of the
European countries and it possesses substantial archaeological resources, but the
archaeological heritage in the country is not adequately preserved and managed due
to administrative, bureaucratic, educational, legislative and economic problems.
These problems, which also exist in most of the European countries such as Greece
and Italy, are needed to be overcome by Turkey preparing to become a member of
the European Union.