Let Heritage Die

The Ruins of Trams at Depot No. 5 in Wroc?aw, Poland

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13014451
AutoresDawid Kobiałka (0000-0003-3806-4408, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen1
Número2
Páginas351-368
Fecha de publicación2015-02-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Contemporary Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2051-3429 • E-ISSN: 2051-3437
EditorialEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/jca.v1i2.18438
OpenAlexW2013342360
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11

This paper is a case study of the trams now kept at Depot No. 5 at Legnicka 65 in Wroc?aw, Poland. The site provides a context for exploring two core issues around archaeological approaches to the contemporary past. The first is how materiality and immateriality are deeply interwoven in the context of modern heritage sites, with the overlap providing the grounds for discussion on the material theology of modern ruins. The second is the consequences of seeing modern ruins as heritage sites worth preserving for future generations. The conclusion of this paper is that if heritage is to be saved, it should be saved first of all from its saviours

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Industrial heritage · Materiality (auditing · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Urban Development and Cultural Heritage