scholarly journals Heritage Destruction and Videogames: Ethical Challenges of the Representation of Cultural Heritage

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Antonio González Zarandona ◽  
Adam Chapman ◽  
Darshana Jayemanne
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Historical Event ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
University Library ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
History Of

Representations of historical or cultural sites in videogames have always been contested by videogames scholarship, arguing that historical games often court controversy. This paper examines the history of the National and University Library in Sarajevo, particularly the destruction of the site and how it has been represented with different meanings across various media. The second part of the paper will analyze the representation of thelibrary (post-reconstruction) in the videogame, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2’s Act 2 (called ‘Ghost of Sarajevo’), in order to raise issues about the ethical challenges of the representation of a heritage site that has not only been destroyed and reconstructed, but that it is part of a national heritage.The analysis shows that there are important pressures derived from the ways in which videogames represent heritage which has gone through a process of destruction, and how videogames adapt a historical event following formal videogame conventions. The paper concludes by pointing out the benefits of studying cases such as the National and University Library in Sarajevo, as well as new avenues of research regarding the representation of contested cultural sites in videogames.

Old Aleppo: Upgrading an Historic Residential Environment

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 90-94
Author(s):  
Adli Qudsi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Residential Environment ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Old City ◽  
History Of ◽  
World Cultural Heritage ◽  
The Subject

The Old City of Aleppo, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, a living town of 110,000 inhabitants residing in thousands of historical courtyard houses and an important commercial centre is now the subject of an internationally recognized rehabilitation scheme. This paper describes the history of this project and identifies a series of lessons to be learnt about the complex process of rehabilitation in a living historic environment.

scholarly journals Using open spatial data to investigate the importance of salmon streams in the Indigenous cultural landscapes of Southwest Alaska.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan S. Lim ◽  
Gonzalo José Linares Matás
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Site Distribution ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
Native Alaskans ◽  
History Of

The history of human activity in Southwest Alaska is inextricably linked to the exploitation of its many species of salmonid fish. Alaskan salmonids are anadromous, meaning they live most of their lives at sea, only to return to the river in which they were spawned to reproduce— this makes them a reliable seasonal resource in this environmentally marginal subarctic landscape. Salmonids form a major part of the subsistence lifestyle of modern Native Alaskans, and archaeological evidence suggests that their ancestors experienced population booms and cultural shifts coinciding with the adoption of mass fishing techniques. This was done primarily in response to climate changes, and to sustain burgeoning populations. Analyses of salmonid behavioural patterns are therefore crucial for understanding the lifeways of past peoples in Southwest Alaska. This work outlines a GIS-based methodology for processing an open spatial dataset— the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Anadromous Waters Catalog (AWC)— to make it suitable for use in archaeological and anthropological research. AWC shapefiles converted in this manner may be used to identify the most ecologically diverse (and, therefore, productive) anadromous waterways, and the relationship between heritage site distribution and salmon activity along the length of rivers. As a pilot study, we discuss the cultural landscape of the Yup’ik community of Quinhagak in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta, and its two active salmon streams— the Agalig (Arolik) and Qanirtuuq (Kanektok) Rivers. There appears to be a strong relationship between the presence of cultural sites associated with fishing (both historic and archaeological) near the mouths of both rivers where the salmon runs begin (the “initial lower course”, or, “ILC”). It also highlights the importance of such rivers as highways to access non-salmonid resources further inland, including hunting and plant harvesting areas. This methodology has a strong potential for assisting in the survey and characterisation of heritage sites elsewhere in Southwest Alaska.

scholarly journals “Sucha Góra” (“Trockenberg”)—The Triangulation Point Doomed to Be Forgotten?

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Marzena Lamparska ◽  
Mirosław Danch
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin ◽  
Triangulation Network ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unesco Site

The current study documents the importance of research on preserved artifacts which were previously used to take measurements of the Earth, and their importance for cultural heritage. The article reviewed the available source documents presenting the history of the astrogeodetic control point of Sucha Góra-Trockenberg as a monument of the first order triangulation network, preserved in cartographic materials and as the starting point of local geodetic networks, used in mining until 2000 in the so-called Upper Silesian Coal Basin, located in the territory of Poland and the Czech Republic. In order to determine the history of the triangulation work and the dates that the geographic coordinates of the peak were determined, field journals and other available materials were analyzed. The interesting location of this astrogeodetic control point, being in the vicinity of a UNESCO site, as well as its location in a forest and park complex, justify undertaking activities related to the conservation and promotion of this cultural heritage site.

“VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL” IN BARNAUL -A HISTORY OF THE EDUCATIONAL BUILDING OF THE MIDDLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 125-131
Author(s):  
TSELISHCHEVA M. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Variable Number ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Technical School ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Architectural Monument ◽  
Basement Floor ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultural Heritage Objects ◽  
First Time

In 2018-2019, the author took part in the teamwork on the development of a project of restoration of facades of the regional significance heritage monument “VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL” and in the cultural heritage site protection project development. The team has prepared project documentation on the ground of the first-time use of archival materials and other sources. Next, there a state historical and cultural examination of the submitted documentation was carried out, according to the results of which the experts have concluded the compliance of the documents with the current legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of protection of cultural heritage objects. The building was built in Barnaul, Altai Krai in 1942 and was prepared to accommodate the vocational school No. 4, evacuated from Stalingrad (Volgograd). The building has a variable number of storeys with a basement floor and is located in the city center in a row of stone buildings of the Soviet period on Lenina Prospect, with an indentation from the building line. It is an example of an educational building in the forms of Soviet neoclassicism. Keywords: educational building, technical school, evacuated school, architectural monument, monuments of history and culture, objects of cultural heritage

scholarly journals Integrated High-Definition Visualization of Digital Archives for Borobudur Temple

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5024
Author(s):  
Jiao Pan ◽  
Liang Li ◽  
Hiroshi Yamaguchi ◽  
Kyoko Hasegawa ◽  
Fadjar I. Thufail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
3D Scanning ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Digital Archive ◽  
Digital Archives ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Sites

The preservation and analysis of tangible cultural heritage sites have attracted enormous interest worldwide. Recently, establishing three-dimensional (3D) digital archives has emerged as a critical strategy for the permanent preservation and digital analysis of cultural sites. For extant parts of cultural sites, 3D scanning is widely used for efficient and accurate digitization. However, in many historical sites, many parts that have been damaged or lost by natural or artificial disasters are unavailable for 3D scanning. The remaining available data sources for these destroyed parts are photos, computer-aided design (CAD) drawings, written descriptions, etc. In this paper, we achieve an integrated digital archive of a UNESCO World Heritage site, namely, the Borobudur temple, in which buried reliefs and internal foundations are not available for 3D scanning. We introduce a digitizing framework to integrate three different kinds of data sources and to create a unified point-cloud-type digital archive. This point-based integration enables us to digitally record the entire 3D structure of the target cultural heritage site. Then, the whole site is visualized by stochastic point-based rendering (SPBR) precisely and comprehensibly. The proposed framework is widely applicable to other large-scale cultural sites.

scholarly journals Methodology for Documentation and Sustainability of Cultural Heritage Landscapes: The Case of the Tajos de Alhama (Granada, Spain)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 12964
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Vílchez-Lara ◽  
Jorge Gabriel Molinero-Sánchez ◽  
Concepción Rodríguez-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Urban Edge ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Industrial Economic

This research aims to start the process of the revitalization of peri-urban spaces with high landscape and cultural potential, dotted with a series of heritage landmarks that allude to the recent industrial, economic and cultural history of the region, currently semi-degraded or abandoned, as is the case with the impressive and steep miller landscape of the Tajos de Alhama de Granada. To achieve this, it is proposed to carry out a comprehensive documentation (historical, cartographic, planimetric, photographic and photogrammetric) of the study area since, until now, there were no similar research studies. The application of an organized and structured method of work, documentation and diagnosis using the tools and graphic techniques of the 21st century has offered extensive results that have been turned into a rigorous and systematic catalog. This catalog will serve as the basis for the promotion of integrated action plans for the recovery of this urban edge, with the triple objective of the rehabilitation of buildings of architectural interest, rehabilitation of the surrounding public space and consolidation of the historic complex that makes up the mills, the river, the landscape and the city. We conclude that the enhancement of the cultural heritage landscape of the Tajos and the guidelines provided for the rehabilitation of its historic water mills, with possible compatible uses (tourist, cultural or administrative), will favor the conservation and sustainable revitalization of such an exceptional heritage site.

A Historic Place According to Historiography and Cartographic Sources Data (Example of the Medieval Muslim Cemetery “Bish-Balta”, the City of Kazan)

2018 ◽  
Vol 938 (8) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
K.M. Abdullin ◽  
A.G. Sitdikov ◽  
G.M. Sayfutdinova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City ◽  
The Middle Ages

The information on the medieval settlement of Bish-Balt during the Khanate of Kazan, the transformation of its territory after its entry into the Moscow State and the place of the settlement in the history of shipbuilding of the Russian Empire is presented. The problems of historiography of this settlement in the Middle Ages and later period are considered. An overview of historical sources with recorded information about the settlement of Bish-Balta during the Kazan Khanate period is given. It is characterized by development of the nearby area during the foundation and operation of the Admiralty Sloboda in the city of Kazan. For the first time unknown cartographic materials are introduced into scientific circulation, the historical cartographic material on the history of the cultural heritage site “Muslim cemetery of the settlement of Bish-Balt” (XVI–XX centuries) is analyzed. The stages of localization of the cemetery on the maps and plans of the city from the first half of the XVIII to the first half of the XX century are traced.

Tourist businesses in the UK: history and main directions of the development of the industry

Servis plus ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Наталия Логинова ◽  
Nataliya Loginova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
History Of Development ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Music Tourism ◽  
Development Prospects

The article presents an overview of the tourist potential of the UK, including the history of development of tourism in the country, the main areas of inbound and outbound tourism, the structure of public sector management, as well as development prospects. Particular attention is paid to the statistics of inbound and outbound tourism of the UK in recent years; described in detail are the most popular tourist routes, including not only historical and cultural sites, but also the basic directions of business, sports and music tourism. Using domestic and foreign sources (books, periodicals, electronic resources), the author gives a detailed description of the tourist business in the UK as one of the largest sectors of the economy, but also notes that the historical facts and recent data indicate significant prospects for further sustainable development of tourist interest to the UK, its cultural heritage and modern achievements in science, industry, business. It is likely that the forms of organization of tourism in the United Kingdom will change and improve, but the flow of tourists to the UK will not dry up, including from Russia. At the heart of it will remain the dominant business, educational and cognitive forms of tourism.

scholarly journals The National and University Library of Iceland 200th Anniversary

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-178
Author(s):  
Ekaterina A. Barysheva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
University Library ◽  
Digital Reconstruction ◽  
200Th Anniversary ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Intensive Work

The National and University Library of Iceland (Landsbókasafn Íslands — Háskólabókasafn) celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2018. The purpose of the review is to acquaint Russian library specialists with the history of this institution and to show its role in the preservation and promotion of the national cultural heritage. The author considers the main stages of development of the National and University Library of Iceland (NULI): from the establishment of the Icelandic Provincial Library in Reykjavík in 1818 (in 1881 it was renamed to the National Library of Iceland) to its merger with the University Library in 1994. The main sources of the study are the articles of foreign, primarily Icelandic, researchers on the activities, holdings and electronic collections of NULI, published in the late 1990s — 2010s. The author notes the contribution of Jón Árnason (1819—1898), the famous Icelandic researcher-folklorist and the first national librarian, who headed the library for about 40 years, in the development of the institution’s structure and stocks. The paper characterizes the modern organizational and management structure of NULI, composition of collections (including the Manuscript Department and the Icelandic Department), the system of library and bibliographic services. The author emphasizes the role of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in Reykjavík as the main repository and centre for the study of Icelandic manuscripts. The institute conducts the intensive work on search for medieval Icelandic documents in the libraries and archives of other states and the digital reconstruction of scattered collections. The article reveals the work of NULI on opening of its holdings and creation of digital collections (“Collection of historical maps of Iceland”, “Digital library of medieval Icelandic manuscripts”, “Digital library of Icelandic Newspapers and magazines”, “Collection of old books of Iceland”, etc.). The author draws particular attention to the activities of the Consortium of Icelandic Libraries led by NULI to create a Unified Information and Library Space for the country and concludes on the significant contribution of NULI to the promotion and popularization of the national cultural heritage of the Northern state.

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