Hi Everybody
          Recently Greg Jackman published an article here in Australia
about Port Arthur, which was a convict penal colony, remote from
civilization. After a bushfire swept through the settlement at the
beginning of the twentieth century, the settlement became a set of ruins.
Over the last century parts of the buildings have been restored and reflect
different ideas about the heritage management of the site. In effect Greg
argues that the ruins have become romanticized and their nature as
buildings for the use and management of convicts has been down played. He
argues that a recently excavated school/reformatory site should be left as
an archaeological site that gives a real understanding of the purpose of
Port Arthur. I was wondering about other sites around the world where there
might be a conflict between a romanticized past and the reality revealed by
archaeology, an references would be helpful as l wish to discuss this issue
in a lecture.
                                               cheers
                                                  Susan
Dr Susan Piddock

Research Assistant
Department of Archaeology
Flinders University,
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