scholarly journals Escola Profissional de Arqueologia: desafios e oportunidades

2020 ◽  
pp. 389-398
Author(s):  
Susana Nunes ◽  
Dulcineia Dias ◽  
Júlia Silva ◽  
Ana Mascarenhas
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Constant Change ◽  
The One ◽  
Global World

The permanent challenge of education in general, and vocational education in particular, requires a permanent adaptation of pedagogical practices to the global world in which we live. The younger generations raise the need for strategies that make pedagogical practices more motivating and appropriate to a world in constant change. In response to this challenge, the Professional School of Archeology (EPA) has been developing projects and activities that allow, on the one hand, to equip our students with specific technical skills in the area of archeology; and on the other hand, to disseminate and promote the taste and respect for cultural heritage, particularly archaeological.

scholarly journals Vaimse pärandi säilitamine: infoökoloogiline vaade [Preservation of intangible heritage from the perspective of information ecology]

2016 ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Kurmo Konsa
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Cultural Construction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Information Ecology ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

Heritage in its very diverse forms has become a significant force in contemporary society. This is manifested by the importance of heritage in shaping identities, the use of heritage by political forces, and the increasing interconnectedness of heritage, the entertainment business and tourism. Heritage is a part of tangible reality while at the same time being an intangible phenomenon. Heritage connects people to each other and to the environment, both its material and natural aspects, therefore forming part of our world. By relying on heritage, recreating it and attributing important meanings to it, people shape the way societies function. The aim of this article is to create a conceptual framework for treating the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. In order to do that, I will use the concept of heritage on the one hand and the information ecological approach on the other hand. The article proposes to create a clearer conceptual framework for treating intangible cultural heritage, with the main emphasis on the preservation aspect. Heritage can be considered from very different aspects, from its philosophical meaning to highly technical conservation proceedings. In this article, I proceed from the idea that heritage is a phenomenon currently being created by people, i.e. from the principle of socio-cultural construction. Of course, this is just one possible way to interpret and utilise the past. It is clear that the treatment of heritage in this way poses a serious challenge to preservation – how should the heritage process be preserved? In my discussion of the heritage process, I use the information ecology framework, mainly drawing on ideas of Bonnie Nardi and Vicky O’Day. Information ecology is a system of people, activities, and technologies in a specific local environment. The information ecologic system is an intertwined network of a specific group of people and their tools and activities. The information ecological approach is characterised by systematicity, diversity, co-evolution and locality. All these aspects are also very important when it comes to intangible heritage. It is evident from the information ecological perspective that preservation of heritage is not a neutral technical activity but rather a social process, in the course of which values and meanings are created, changed and preserved. In preserving heritage, it is important to consider both the heritage itself and the level of society in the framework of which the management takes place. With intangible heritage, it is important to differentiate between individuals and families, groups and communities who practice it. At the national and international levels, specific heritage practices can be recognised and supported, but determining these practices and their actual preservation takes place at the community and individual levels. In order to preserve intangible heritage, we need to support the people, groups and communities who use and develop the given tradition. This means supporting a social and cultural process, in the event that such support is needed in the first place. Communities use intangible heritage to fix their current problems. These aims might not overlap with the national and international goals of preservation. To sum up information ecological principles from the aspect of preserving intangible heritage, what has to be emphasised is the importance of systemic treatment. People practicing heritage skills, their clients, researchers, preservers of heritage and community activists, to name just a few stakeholders, should form an integral system. Different parties are bound to see the system from different perspectives; on the one hand, this cannot be avoided, on the other hand, it is a barrier that needs to be overcome. What is extremely important is the reflection of the so-called grass-roots level perspective, expressed in the subjective view of the person with heritage skills, when determining and preserving heritage. When treating the functions of heritage skills, in addition to their economic significance, which often prevails, what needs to be observed is also the role of these skills in shaping community identities and in creating and preserving social cohesion, but also as parts of education and the wider social communication system. Via heritage skills, meanings are created and values are presented to the community and to society as a whole. I think the fact that heritage participates in the creation of value environments is what guarantees heritage a place in contemporary information society.

Is There an “Islamic” Practice for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage?

2020 ◽  
pp. 689-705
Author(s):  
Trinidad Rico
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
The Other ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Heritage Studies ◽  
Critical Heritage ◽  
The One ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation ◽  
The Way

This discussion features an ongoing conversation that seeks to reveal the way that preservation practices arise from or react to uniquely “Islamic” articulations of material and immaterial cultural traditions. Although the aim of this debate is to further ethical cultural heritage preservation practices, it reveals a tension between two intellectual debates within critical heritage studies: on the one hand, a concern for the study, articulation, and stewardship of alternative heritage preservation approaches and, on the other hand, a concern with a tendency in heritage preservation to Orientalize “non-Western” heritage preservation practices as forcefully distinct from long-established “Western” practices.

scholarly journals Aplicación de la fotogrametría automatizada y de técnicas de iluminación con herramientas SIG para la visualización y el análisis de una piedra con relieves antropomorfos

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
David Torregrosa-Fuentes ◽  
Yolanda Spairani Berrio ◽  
José Antonio Huesca Tortosa ◽  
Jaime Cuevas González ◽  
Adrián José Torregrosa Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Point Cloud ◽  
Digital Photography ◽  
The Other ◽  
View Factor ◽  
Gis Techniques ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Mandatory Requirement ◽  
Stone Slab ◽  
The One

<p><strong>Extended Abstract:</strong></p><p>We present a methodological approach for the representation, visualisation and analysis of three-dimensional (3D) models of meaningful details in stone reliefs provided by digital documentation tools and subsequent processing. For this aim, anthropomorphous shapes engraved on a flat stone slab found in Sierra de Fontcalent (Alicante) are studied. The object under consideration was located near two archaeological sites, Cova del Fum–a cave with presence of the Chalcolithic material (López, 2010)–and the archaeological site of Fontcalent, with remains from different phases of occupation spanning from 7th-6thBC to the 20thcentury (Ximénez, 2012).</p><p>In the last few years, the use of digital tools provided by new technologies and software development has left traditional work methodology behind (De Reu et al., 2014)while enabling the development of new approaches to both minimise heritage alteration and provide objective and accurate information (Lopez-Menchero, Marchante, Vincent, Cárdenas, &amp; Onrubia, 2017). 3D documentation allows recording of cultural heritage at a reasonable cost with precision and quality through digital photography and SfM (Structure from Motion) photogrammetry with specialised software (De Reu et al., 2013).</p><p>In this project, recording and documentation with digital photography and automated photogrammetric techniques are applied to the Fontcalent stone slab for its digitisation and subsequent 3D representation. From the resulting model, a two-folded line of study is obtained. On the one hand, a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is generated to study the microtopographies of the stone with geographic analysis techniques provided by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from different lighting conditions and surface reflections, which are calculated by hillshading or LRM (Local Relief Model) for the interpretation of the object (Carrero-Pazos, Vilas, Romaní, &amp; Rodríguez, 2014;Gawior, Rutkiewicz, Malik &amp; Wistuba, 2017).On the other hand, from both the 3D model and the point cloud, the study is completed with the application of the methods of analysis and visualisation based on the Morphological Residue Model (MRM) which stands out every single detail of the surface morphology of the object (Caninas, Pires, Henriques, &amp; Chambino, 2016;Correia, Pires, &amp; Sousa, 2014). Further visualisations are based on Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) which provides different shadows and reflections over the object from the application of a multidirectional illumination (Happa et al., 2010; Malzbender, Gelb, Wolters, &amp; Zuckerman, 2000; Mudge et al., 2010).</p><p>The  results thus obtained of the  Fontcalent  stone  slab  allow  us  to  visualise  several  characteristic  elements. The anthropomorphous figure awaking interest is also combined with the figure resulting from different visualisations applied with GIS techniques which may resemble a zoomorph. The use of visualisation techniques shown in this study has been fundamental in order to recognise the latter element. The composition reveals a zigzag line already appreciated before the study so that it is interesting to check if visualisations based on GIS techniques are able to highlight it though being shallow incisions. In our experience regarding this study, visualisation by using the hillshading technique shows a greater level of 3D detail than that provided by the application of the sky-view factor technique which offers a flattering view. However, the former  technique  may occasionally show  shadows  which  hide  other  details, unlike the  latter  technique  which  plots  the entire slab surface illuminated while differentiating the associated microtopography on the basis of its marks. The use of shaders  in  combination  with  hillshading  and  particularly  combined  with  high  pass filtering, contributes  to improving the visualisation and accuracy of shadowed areas. As a result, we conclude that the results obtained in this work by lighting techniques with GIS add a greater level of detail in comparison to those provided by the mesh or the point cloud.</p><p>The study of the Fontcalent stone slab paves the way for two working hypotheses to be developed: on the one hand, its anthropological origin possibly related to the Chalcolithic, and on the other hand, its study as natural geological formations with ichnofossils.</p><p>The digitisation of cultural heritage with available 3D technologies should be a mandatory requirement when facing any study, analysis or intervention.  With  the  current  development  of  such techniques, we  have  verified  their  contribution  to fundamental characteristics in the corresponding stages of visualisation and study. Thus, the proposed methodology is presented as an accurate and complete alternative for the study and analysis of the existing cultural heritage, and opens new  ways  for  the  revision,  reinterpretation  and  revaluation  of  the  previously  evaluated  heritage  through  traditional techniques.</p>

scholarly journals Rediscovering past narrations: The oral history of the Romanian language preserved in the National Phonogram Archive

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Oana Niculescu ◽  
Maria Marin ◽  
Daniela Răuţu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Oral History ◽  
The Other ◽  
Collective Memories ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One ◽  
Gain Access

In this paper we aim to deliver a key message related to the safeguarding of the Romanian National Phonogram Archive (AFLR). The data gathered within the Archive (the richest, most inclusive and diversified collection of dialectal texts and ethno-linguistic recordings in Romania) are of immeasurable documentary value. Through the digitization and preservation of AFLR we can gain access to both individual and collective memories, aiding to a better understanding of our cultural heritage on the one hand, and, on the other hand, restoring missing or forgotten pieces of Europe’s oral history.

scholarly journals Il design sistemico per la valorizzazione del patrimonio faristico italiano

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
Gianluca Grigatti ◽  
Pier Paolo Peruccio
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Works ◽  
The Other ◽  
Coastal Monitoring ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Strategic Element ◽  
The One ◽  
Systemic Design

This paper focuses on the Mediterranean coastal monitoring actors (i.e. maritime signaling instruments) such as lighthouses, lights, traffic lights. A twofold motivation behind this choice: on the one hand the 110th anniversary - that will be celebrated in 2021 - of the transfer of the management of the lighting service of the coasts from Italian Ministry of Public Works to the Navy. On the other hand, the willing to illustrate how the Systemic Design methodology can represent a strategic element for the enhancement of a coastal Cultural Heritage such as the one represented by lighthouses.

‘The Turbulent But Commercially Valuable Chinese’ A Comparison of French and British Colonial Policies Towards the Chinese in Southeast Asia

Itinerario ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vtviane Frings
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
The Other ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Secret Societies ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
The One ◽  
Communal Organization

All over Southeast Asia, the perception that the European colonizers had of the Chinese was characterized by a fundamental ambiguity. On the one hand, the Chinese were recognized to be very useful, and even indispensable to the economic development/exploitation of the colonial territories, as they were hard-working labourers, possessed needed entrepreneurial, commercial and technical skills and had already established trade contacts with the indigenous populations. But, on the other hand, the Chinese were perceived as a potential political threat because of their strong communal organization and solidarity, their secret societies and their frequent clan fights.

scholarly journals THE VOICE OF CONSERVATION-RESTORATION ON MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESTORATION PROJECTS

2019 ◽  
pp. 281-290
Author(s):  
Tanja Røskar
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
The Other ◽  
Conservation Ethics ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Funding Body ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Structural Engineers ◽  
The Voice

As conservator-restorers we should be „a voice of reason”, an advocate that speaks for the cultural heritage values of our built heritage. However, we are often only one voice in a large group consisting of everything from structural engineers, geologists and carpenters to economic advisors and bureaucrats. Being a conservator-restorer in such settings often turns out to be a great balancing act. On the one hand, we are supposed to protect the buildings against any intervention that will compromise its authenticity and cultural values. On the other hand, we must allow as much protective work as possible to ensure the buildings’ future. Questions that can arise for a conservator-restorer during and after discussions in multi-disciplinary groups are many. Questions that needs answering before work starts. Are the conservator-restorer and the master craftsperson really on each end of the scale in a project, or is it just that we use different words? Is it conservation ethics versus the practical view of the engineer, or can both sides be pragmatic and find a new and possibly better solution? Is it possible that the conservator-restorer and the funding body can meet in the middle, or can that jeopardize the project?

scholarly journals Tolerance and Intolerance. Contemporary Attitudes withing Religious, Racial, National, and Political Sphere

Perichoresis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
Sebastian M. Chirimbu
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
International Level ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Political Sphere ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Deep Meaning ◽  
The One ◽  
Global World

Tolerance and Intolerance. Contemporary Attitudes withing Religious, Racial, National, and Political Sphere Tolerance is an often debated topic in the contemporary global village. It is permanently invoked and accusations of intolerance are equaly frequent. It is said that when a word is too much used it loses its deep meaning, its essence, its initial purpose, so that it becomes nothnig ore than a meaningless word among other meaningless words making up a discourse. The word tolerance is not an exception. We hear it every day in the street, at school, in debates, and especially on television. We might ask ourselves what tolerance stil means in the contemporay world. Is it a virtue or just a convention used at international level? These questions start, on the one hand, from Fethullan Gulen’s words who says that tolerance is forgiveness, forgiveness of all sins, compassion and mercy for the whole Creation, the hiding of people’s shame and mistakes, and on the other hand from the realities of the 21st century, the global world ordered by laws, rules, conventions. The present paper is an attempt to define and to comment on the concepts of tolerance and intolerance.

scholarly journals LAND OF FĂGĂRAȘ – A TOP ROMANIAN TOURIST DESTINATION IN 2020

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria Bolborici ◽  
◽  
Dana Sorea ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Important Distinction ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Geographical Position ◽  
The One ◽  
Cultural Routes

The Land of Făgăraș is a unique location at the heart of Romania, which distinguishes itself through its historical and cultural richness, being declared the tourist destination of 2020. The Land of Făgăraș has this important distinction because its geographical position attracted a population with the vision of forming a community. The growing attractiveness for tourists is reflected in the positive trend of tourist traffic and revenue from tourism and various activities. This study will use some of the results obtained through a project called “Mapping the intangible cultural heritage in the Land of Făgăraș” which started in 2018 and ended in 2019. This study aims to present, on the one hand, the results of this project, such as intangible cultural heritage resources of strategic interest in Land of Făgăraș and thematic cultural routes in this region and, on the other hand, to give proof that this region deserved to be one of the top destinations as regards the Romanian tourism.

scholarly journals Nello specchio del Rinascimento

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Historical Figure ◽  
Public Debates ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

Today, historians, philosophers, and scholars of cultural heritage discuss about the relationship between the periodizing labels of historiography and their symbolic employment within the current political rhetoric. To understand the relevance of this issue in Italy, it can be helpful to look at the academic and public debates around the category of “Renaissance”. On the one hand, this article aims to map some notable political uses of this historical figure as a symbol; on the other hand, it reconstructs a tradition of thought focused on the epistemic autonomy of the same category. With these intentions, I look at a group of Italian critics of Johan Huizinga’s aesthetic view of history – like Delio Cantimori, Eugenio Garin, and their heirs within the academic milieu of the “Scuola Normale” of Pisa. Finally, I evaluate whether there is any correspondence between “Renaissance” as a symbol within the political debate and its historiographical employment as a periodizing label.

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