ANTH 9 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act, Moai, Super Bowl
16 Jul 2020
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Roman forum, rome italy newer building built over an older (loss of protection of past) Development of societies based upon history and cultural heritage. All products of the past consequences of past: what we eat, why we dress. Understanding who we are as humanity look to the past and protect. Reasons why past is endangered: natural disasters. ***history does not repeat itself, people repeat history*** *destroy architecture: ignorance of cultural heritage, neglect of cultural heritage. *krueger mansion, 19th-20th century created heritage and american culture (beer in a can) *pompeii, italy way to organize people, paved roads. *food and entertainment: romans (superbowl) keep people in check: looting of cultural heritage (steal goods from a place during conflict [war, riot]) *terrible for archaeologists destroyed context (artifacts do not matter anymore) Looting of antiquities found in antique shops, souvenir shops. *egypt: during arab spring, looters targeted christian burials destroying a piece of history (el hibeh, egypt feb. 2012)
