Let Heritage Die

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

Bibliographic Data

ID13014451
AuthorsDawid Kobiałka (0000-0003-3806-4408, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume1
Issue2
Pages351-368
Publication date2015-02-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2051-3429 • E-ISSN: 2051-3437
PublisherEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/jca.v1i2.18438
OpenAlexW2013342360
LanguageEN
Citations received11

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