Archaeological heritage in the strategies of its protection and management in Europe

elective

ARCHAEOLOGY, specialisation Archaeological Heritage

2nd cycle

This lecture concerning strategies of protection of archaeological heritage in countries of European Union in comparison to Poland is intended to present varied functioning of protection of cultural heritage - including archaeological heritage, in Europe. The core issue is addressed in the context of legal documents and in the context of particular countries.

Year 1

Archaeological heritage is being presented on the background of the world cultural heritage (broadly) and European one. Themes that will be addressed are as follows:

a) main concepts and notions: a monument, heritage (in broader

and narrow sense), cultural landscape,

b) the beginning of the formation of protection of monuments

and cultural goods in Europe, especially in Poland (until 1918),

c) the protection of archaeological heritage after the WWII,

d) cultural heritage values vs. archaeological heritage,

e) protection and care of cultural heritage,

f) conventions related to protection of heritage, including

archaeological heritage,

g) ways of identifying of archaeological heritage resources,

h) the protection of towns in the context of protection of

heritage,

i) contemporary forms of “living history” tourism and

archaeotourism vs. protection of heritage.

Kobyliński Z., Współczesne problemy prawnej ochrony dziedzictwa archeologicznego w Polsce, w: Prawna ochrona dziedzictwa kulturowego, t. III, Poznań 2009, s. 151-160.

Prawna ochrona dziedzictwa kulturowego, t. I-III. Poznań.

Sabaciński M., Praktyczne problemy prawnej ochrony dziedzictwa archeologicznego w Polsce, w: Prawna ochrona dziedzictwa kulturowego, t.III, Poznań 2009, s. 325-330.

Trzciński M., Przestępczość przeciwko zabytkom archeologicznym, Warszawa 2010.

Students will gain the knowledge of legislative documents regulating the protection of cultural and archaeological heritage. As a result they will be familiar with Conventions, Regulations, organizational structures that are in charge of the protection of cultural heritage. They will also gain the ability to recognize chances and threads of archaeological heritage in the XXI century.

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