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Public engagement and regional survey at Petra, Jordan

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ID3918644
AuthorsAllison Mickel (0000-0002-3218-8939, Stanford University), Alex R Knodell (0000-0002-5830-1899, Carleton College)
Year2015
Volume47
Issue2
Pages239-260
Publication date2015-03-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.2015.1017002
OpenAlexW2017091149
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited77

Since 2010 the Brown University Petra Archaeological Project (BUPAP) has been conducting a diachronic regional survey of the landscape north of Petra. In 2013 the authors conducted ethnographic interviews with members of the local communities surrounding Petra, the Bdul and Ammarin Bedouin tribes of Umm Sayhun and Bayda. These interviews aimed to understand contemporary engagements with, and attitudes towards, a landscape that has overwhelmingly been valued for its archaeological and heritage resources. This article combines regional survey and ethnographic methodologies in order to construct complex, multivocal narratives about archaeological remains. We also suggest locally appropriate modes of advocacy that archaeologists might productively pursue at Petra. In particular the results of our project highlight the importance of integrating the historically underrepresented voices of local groups into dialogues concerning conservation, water management and tourism, as well as diachronic interpretations of landscapes

Archaeology · Art · Construct (python library · Ethnography · Geography · Narrative · Sociology · Tourism · Anthropology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History

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