Archaeology for the people? : Greek archaeology and its public : an analysis of the socio-political and economic role of archaeology in Greece
During the last thirty years, archaeology has become increasingly aware of the socio-Â­ââpolitical context within which it is practiced. Theoretical advances of the discipline as well as pressure from the world of cultural resource management have contributed to this development. Greek archaeology, since its beginning, based on academic elitism of foreign scholars and schools of archaeology and on the newly-Â­ââfounded stateâs (1830) need to build a national identity, has barely followed this path of self-Â­ââawareness and social reciprocity and has become less relevant to both the state and the people of Greece. This thesis investigates the relationship between Greek archaeology and the people of Greece and its development since the foundation of the Greek state. More particularly, the social, political and economic role of archaeology in local communities, its public values and the actual aims and objectives of the State Archaeological Service are revealed through the examination of three case studies: the archaeological sites of Philippi in Kavala, Dispilio in Kastoria, in northern Greece, and the archaeological site of Delphi in central Greece. Factors traditionally considered irrelevant
Sakellariadi, A.
Archaeology for the people? : Greek archaeology and its public : an analysis of the socio-political and economic role of archaeology in Greece. During the last thirty years, archaeology has become increasingly aware of the socio-Â­ââpolitical context within which it is practiced. Theoretical advances of the discipline as well as pressure from the world of cultural resource management have contributed to this development. Greek archaeology, since its beginning, based on academic elitism of foreign scholars and schools of archaeology and on the newly-Â­ââfounded stateâs (1830) need to build a national identity, has barely followed this path of self-Â­ââawareness and social reciprocity and has become less relevant to both the state and the people of Greece. This thesis investigates the relationship between Greek archaeology and the people of Greece and its development since the foundation of the Greek state. More particularly, the social, political and economic role of archaeology in local communities, its public values and the actual aims and objectives of the State Archaeological Service are revealed through the examination of three case studies: the archaeological sites of Philippi in Kavala, Dispilio in Kastoria, in northern Greece, and the archaeological site of Delphi in central Greece. Factors traditionally considered irrelevant
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