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Dear Histarch, Mycolleague at Alexandria Archaeology and I are organizing in an urbanarchaeology SHA session in Portugal. Please see below and emailme if you’d like to participate. International perspectives encouraged. Feel free to share and thanks!
Open In-Person: Urban Preservation Challenges in a Global Perspective
Organizers: Eleanor Breen, [log in to unmask] and Tatiana Niculescu, [log in to unmask]
Abstract: Urban environmentsare palimpsests of human experience. Their waterfronts are filled with remnantsof old ships and the aspirations of merchants and seafarers while theirneighborhoods hold clues of the hidden lives of immigrants and the trauma andhopes of the enslaved and marginalized. The unique nature of cities, marked bytransiency and diverse populations, pose a variety of preservation challengeswhile simultaneously providing unique opportunities for studying the past.Archaeologists and other historical preservationists around the world tacklesimilar problems, albeit with local variations, including complex stratigraphy,climate change, rapid redevelopment, issues of race and ethnicity, and multiplestakeholder groups with competing goals. This session will explore thechallenges and opportunities afforded by urban environments in a globalperspective. Participants are encouraged to submit papers on a variety oftopics including methodological challenges in urban archaeology, creativepreservation strategies, and the interpretive tensions that arise from workingin cities.
EleanorBreen, PhD, RPA
CityArchaeologist
Office ofHistoric Alexandria/Alexandria Archaeology
105 N.Union Street, #327
Alexandria,VA 22314
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