Abstract
speak of imperial, colonial, and apartheid pasts that carry their burdens into the present. Finally, restoring to prominence the role of the present, along with conservation’s benefits to the past and the future, offers multiple temporal, spatial, and cultural perspectives that situate conservation as a set of negotiated,
evolving practices.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Of the past, for the future |
| Subtitle of host publication | Integrating archaeology and conservation |
| Editors | Janet Bridgeland, Neville Agnew |
| Place of Publication | Los Angeles |
| Publisher | The Getty Conservation Institute |
| Pages | 346-351 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0892368268 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the conservation theme at the 5th World Archaeological Congress, Washington, D.C., 22-26 June 2003 |
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Why " Conserve " ? S. / Ouzman, Sven.
Of the past, for the future: Integrating archaeology and conservation. ed. / Janet Bridgeland; Neville Agnew. Los Angeles : The Getty Conservation Institute, 2006. p. 346-351 (Proceedings of the conservation theme at the 5th World Archaeological Congress, Washington, D.C., 22-26 June 2003).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
TY - CHAP
T1 - Why " Conserve " ? S
AU - Ouzman, Sven
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The language of archaeological “conservation” is often passive, officious, and removed from conditions on the ground. The fundamental question—why conserve?—is seldom asked. Yet it is often assumed a priori that conservation is both necessary and beneficial. In the reflexive spirit of regularly questioning accepted practices, this paper situates “conservation” at three southern African rock art sites. These sites help to foreground indigenous notions of materiality and history that both embrace and eschew curatorial intervention. They alsospeak of imperial, colonial, and apartheid pasts that carry their burdens into the present. Finally, restoring to prominence the role of the present, along with conservation’s benefits to the past and the future, offers multiple temporal, spatial, and cultural perspectives that situate conservation as a set of negotiated,evolving practices.
AB - The language of archaeological “conservation” is often passive, officious, and removed from conditions on the ground. The fundamental question—why conserve?—is seldom asked. Yet it is often assumed a priori that conservation is both necessary and beneficial. In the reflexive spirit of regularly questioning accepted practices, this paper situates “conservation” at three southern African rock art sites. These sites help to foreground indigenous notions of materiality and history that both embrace and eschew curatorial intervention. They alsospeak of imperial, colonial, and apartheid pasts that carry their burdens into the present. Finally, restoring to prominence the role of the present, along with conservation’s benefits to the past and the future, offers multiple temporal, spatial, and cultural perspectives that situate conservation as a set of negotiated,evolving practices.
KW - Archaeology
KW - Rock art
KW - Conservation
KW - Southern Africa
KW - Museums
M3 - Chapter
SN - 0892368268
T3 - Proceedings of the conservation theme at the 5th World Archaeological Congress, Washington, D.C., 22-26 June 2003
SP - 346
EP - 351
BT - Of the past, for the future
A2 - Bridgeland, Janet
A2 - Agnew, Neville
PB - The Getty Conservation Institute
CY - Los Angeles
ER -