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Archaeological tourism

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Ruins of an ancient Roman bathhouse in Beirut Central District (Lebanon)
Visitors inside Bekal Fort in Kerala, protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. The gardens inside the fort are made mainly for tourism.

Archaeotourism or Archaeological tourism is a form of cultural tourism, which aims to promote public interest in archaeology and the conservation of historical sites.

Activities[edit]

Archaeological tourism can include all products associated with public archaeological promotion, including visits to archaeological sites, museums, interpretation centers, reenactments of historical occurrences, and the rediscovery of indigenous products, festivals, or theaters.[1]

Impact[edit]

Archaeological tourism promotes archaeological sites and an area's cultural heritage. Archaeological sites must be preserved for future generations to enjoy and learn from[2]. This requires promoting sustainable development in economic, social, and environmental terms, which involves adopting a market-oriented approach.[3] Its intent is to not cause more damage to the sites, thus avoiding becoming invasive tourism.[4] Archaeologists have expressed concerns that tourism encourages particular ways of seeing and knowing the past.[5] When archaeological sites are run by tourist boards, ticket fees and souvenir revenues can become a priority. The tradeoff between opening a site to the public or remaining closed and keeping the site out of harm's way should be assessed.[6] Damage to irreplaceable archaeological materials is not only direct, as when remains are disordered, altered, destroyed, or looted, but often an indirect result of poorly planned development of tourism amenities, such hotels, restaurants, roads, and shops. These can alter the environment producing flooding, landslides, or undermining ancient structures.[7] Residents' support significantly impacts the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of heritage assets. Therefore, local communities should be involved in tourism decision-making processes and perceive benefits from tourism development.[8]

Notable sites[edit]

  • In Oman, the Ministry of Heritage and Culture sponsored a project at the village of Imti with artist Maryam Al Zadjali, entitled “To Immortalise the Archaeological Moment in Art.”[9] The project encouraged tourism to the village, through the installation of artistic interventions such as wall-paintings.[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blasco López, Maria Francisca; Recuero Virto, Nuria; Aldas Manzano, Joaquin; Garcia-Madariaga, Jesús (2018-01-01). "Tourism sustainability in archaeological sites". Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. 8 (3): 276–292. doi:10.1108/JCHMSD-09-2016-0051. ISSN 2044-1266.
  2. ^ Recuero Virto, Nuria; Gomez Punzón, Jonatan; Blasco López, Maria Francisca; Figueiredo, José (2019-03-01). "Perceived relationship investment as a driver of loyalty: The case of Conimbriga Monographic Museum". Journal of Destination Marketing & Management. 11: 23–31. doi:10.1016/j.jdmm.2018.11.001. ISSN 2212-571X.
  3. ^ Blasco López, Maria Francisca; Recuero Virto, Nuria; Aldas Manzano, Joaquin; Garcia-Madariaga, Jesús (2018-01-01). "Tourism sustainability in archaeological sites". Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. 8 (3): 276–292. doi:10.1108/JCHMSD-09-2016-0051. ISSN 2044-1266.
  4. ^ Messai, Hada (November 8, 2010) "Pompeii's House of the Gladiators collapses Archived January 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine", CNN.com.
  5. ^ Uzi Baram 2008 Tourism and Archaeology. In Encyclopedia of Archaeology, edited by Deborah M. Pearsall, pp. 2131-2134. Elsevier
  6. ^ Mason, Peter (2008). Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Ltd. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7506-8492-7.
  7. ^ Comer, Douglas C. (2012). Tourism and Archaeological Heritage Management at Petra: Driver to Development or Destruction?(SpringerBriefs in Archaeology. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1461414803..
  8. ^ López, María Francisca Blasco; Virto, Nuria Recuero; Manzano, Joaquín Aldas; Miranda, Jesús García-Madariaga (June 2018). "Residents' attitude as determinant of tourism sustainability: The case of Trujillo". Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 35: 36–45. doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.02.002. ISSN 1447-6770.
  9. ^ a b "Omani artist launches initiative to boost tourism value of Imti". Times of Oman. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  10. ^ سلامة, حجاج (2020-12-24). "إمطي .. تاريخ يتحدث وفنون بكل الألوان | حجاج سلامة". MEO (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-02-01.

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