Archaeology, Identity, and Demographic Imbalance in the United Arab Emirates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2425114 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Szuchman |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-52 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Heritage & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-032X • E-ISSN: 2159-0338 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/hso.2012.5.1.35 |
| OpenAlex | W2063573289 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where expatriates constitute 82 percent of the total population, heritage is used to promote Emirati identity and protect it from a perceived threat of foreign influence and globalization. Emirati heritage is often presented as icons of tangible and intangible aspects of an insular Bedouin history: camels, the desert, falconry, coffee, etc. At the same time, Emirati heritage is also commodified for foreign consumption as souvenirs and trinkets that evoke romantic, even orientalizing ideals of a timeless Bedouin past. These images of Emirati heritage emphasize isolation and distance, depicting a culture sheltered from the corrupting influences of the modern world. Yet while the archaeology of the UAE reveals a rich and abiding interaction of local and foreign cultures, it plays only a minor role in the promotion of Emirati cultural heritage, and Emirati college students have very little knowledge of the archaeology of the UAE. The devaluing of archaeology has consequences for the security of archaeological heritage in the UAE. However, new developments like the Zayed National Museum, which is to take up residence in Abu Dhabi alongside outposts of the Louvre and the Guggenheim in 2014, may indicate that new approaches to archaeology in the formation Emirati national identity are beginning to take root
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Identity (music · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Islamic Studies and History · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · History
Ubaid pottery in the eastern Gulf – new evidence from Umm al‐Qaiwain (U.A.E.)
The Evolving Arab City
International contacts in the southern Persian Gulf in the late 1st century B.C. / 1st century A.D
Excavations at Mleiha 1993–94
More pre‐Islamic coins from Southeastern Arabia
In the beginning
Observing the present – reflecting the past. Attitudes towards archaeology in the United Arab Emirates
Trade centres and commercial routes in the Arabian Gulf
Investigating cross‐Gulf trade in the Iron Age III period
The decline of Magan and the rise of Dilmun
The Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Seafaring merchants of Ur
A Nestorian monastic settlement on the island of Ṣīr Banī Yās, Abu Dhabi
Poetics and Politics of Newly Invented Traditions in the Gulf
Emirati Historical Narratives
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |