Advocating for Preservation

Over the past few years our body politic has become increasingly polarized: Republicans versus Democrats, conservatives versus liberals. That polarization filters down to governmental actions, policies, and decisions, evidenced in disagreements over regulation versus deregulation and fossil fuels versus renewable energy. Such polarization—whether legislative, administrative, or judicial and whether at the federal, state, or tribal level—can and does impact the management of our archaeological resources and the way cultural resource management is practiced in the United States. Given that most archaeologists in the United States are employed in cultural resource management, these actions affect their employment. Consequently, it is more critical than ever that archaeologists become cultural resource management and historic preservation advocates. This article discusses the whys and hows of preservation advocacy. Active, science-based advocacy by preservationists can engage governmental decision-makers to give due consideration to cultural resources and their management when making decisions or drafting and voting on legislation. Although the discussion focuses on advocacy at the federal level, the observations and suggestions are applicable at the state and local level.

The Rise and Decline(?) of the Modern in Sweden - Reflected through Cultural Resource Management Archaeology

A social and ideological trend that has been most influential in the 20’" century is modernism. It is of interest to closer examine the relationship between archaeology and the western social-liberal modernistic project. The archaeology related to Cultural Resource Management in Sweden is a suitable for a study of this kind. This article tries to illustrate this by presenting a case study from Malmö in Scania, south Sweden. The Swedish modern project went hand in hand with industrialization. This development has been of importance for the accumulation of archaeological data. Modernistic ideas were however also largely to influence archaeological methods and interpretations.

Swedish Archaeology in Perspective and the Possibility of Reflexivity

In exploring the possibilities of reflexivity in the Cultural Resource Management archaeology in Sweden, a comparison is made between the excavation at Çatalhöyük in Turkey and an excavation at Burlöv in Malmö, Sweden. The former, a large-scale research project that aims at implementing post-processual ideas, differs in many ways from the latter, which is part of a large-scale rescue project, Öresundsförbindelsen. There are also similarities, and in different ways reflexivity seems to be achieved in both cases.

Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Arkeologi di Pulau Haruku dan Saparua, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah

The management of cultural heritage in various parts of Indonesia is still a major issue that is often used in many studies of Cultural Resource Management. Problems that arise often intersect with matters of identity, authenticity, and authority that directly target the cultural heritage. The three things mentioned above are significant in seeing the root of the problem, about how cultural heritage with physical appearances has not been included in the list of cultural heritage. This research is an exploratory survey conducted in Haruku and Saparua Islands, or known locally as Lease Islands. The purpose of this study is to share about public archaeology to the community and stakeholders, based on the management issues in several old mosques and colonial heritage fortresses in Haruku and Saparua Islands. The method used in this study was by collecting data in the form of photographs and geographical degrees, as well as conducting interviews with local people. The result of this research hopefully will benefit the community and stakeholders when doing archaeological management system of those heritage buildings. Keywords: Management, Significant Value, Archaeological Resources, Mollucas, Haruku and Saparua Islands Abstrak. Permasalahan pengelolaan tinggalan warisan budaya (heritage) di berbagai wilayah Indonesia menjadi isu utama yang kerap digunakan dalam banyak studi culture resource management. Permasalahan yang muncul sering bersinggungan dengan hal identitas, otentisitas, dan otoritas yang langsung menyasar warisan budaya tersebut. Ketiga hal yang disebutkan di atas tersebut sering menjadi hal ikhwal dalam melihat akar permasalahan, bagaimana suatu warisan budaya, terutama yang berupa bangunan belum dimasukkan dalam daftar cagar budaya. Penelitian ini bersifat survei eksploratif yang dilakukan di Pulau-pulau Lease, yaitu Haruku dan Saparua. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendistribusikan pengetahuan arkeologi, khususnya pemahaman arkelogi publik. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan di lapangan adalah pengumpulan data berupa foto, keletakan geografis, dan pengumpulan data oral hasil wawancara terhadap informan secara kualitatif. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh adalah berkenaan otentisitas Masjid Tua Rohomoni, Benteng New Zelandia di Pulau Haruku, dan Duurstede di Pulau Saparua yang masih cukup terjaga keasliannya karena masyarakat dan stakeholder lain di sekitar situs menganggap semua bangunan tersebut bernilai penting yang harus dikelola dengan sistem manajemen arkeologi yang berbasis nilai penting pula. Kata kunci: Pengelolaan, Nilai Penting, Sumber Daya Arkeologi, Maluku, Pulau Haruku dan Saparua