Cultural Heritage under Construction: Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions of Preventive Archaeology in Romania
Cultural Heritage under Construction: Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions of Preventive Archaeology in Romania
Author(s): Silviu Anghel, Alexandra Zbuchea, Monica BîrăSubject(s): History, Archaeology, History of ideas, Special Historiographies:, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Facultatea de Istorie și Geografie, Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat „Ion Creangă”
Keywords: public perception; archaeology; preventive archaeology;
Summary/Abstract: For over two decades, Romania’s fast-growing construction industry made an impact on infrastructure, landscape, and urban areas, contributing to an increase in preventive archaeology research activities. The current study aims to explore public perceptions of both archaeology and preventive archaeology. It was conducted online on a convenience sample comprising both professionals within the domain of archaeology and heritage safeguarding and research, as well as non-professionals. Its main aim is to shed light on the current situation, given the fact that public perceptions change over time and niche topics such as preventive archaeology pose a specific set of challenges when they have to be publicly addressed by various stakeholders.
- Issue Year: 11/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 99-117
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
