Archaeologizing' Heritage? : Transcultural Entanglements Between Local Social Practices and Global Virtual Realities.

1. Verfasser: Falser, Michael.
Weitere Verfasser: Juneja, Monica.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, 2013.
Ausgabe: 1st ed.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (284 pages).
Schriftenreihe: Transcultural research-- Heidelberg studies on Asia and Europe in a global context
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: Archaeologizing' Heritage? : Transcultural Entanglements Between Local Social Practices and Global Virtual Realities (Print version:)
Online Zugang: Available online
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • `Archaeologizing´ Heritage and Transcultural Entanglements: An Introduction
  • Theoretical Preliminaries
  • An Introduction to the Contributions in this Volume
  • References
  • Part I: Archaeologizing Heritage I: India Between the Manual and the Picturesque
  • A Conservation Code for the Colony: John Marshall´s Conservation Manual and Monument Preservation Between India and Europe
  • Birth of a Colonial Conservation Code
  • The Colonial Setting of a Victorian Debate
  • Universal Heritage, Local Rules
  • References
  • Picturesque Authenticity in Early Archaeological Photography in British India
  • Archaeology and Early Photography in British India
  • Photography Finds Its Way into Early Conservation Principles for Indian Monuments
  • Archaeologizing the Picturesque in Eighteenth-Century Paintings
  • Principles of Picturesque Beauty
  • Archaeology and the Search for Truth Through Photography
  • Capturing Indian Architecture and Landscape Through the Prism of British Photographers´ Lenses
  • The Picturesque Authenticity of Ruins
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Archaeologizing Heritage II: Creating Visual and Spatial Experiences of Angkor
  • Virtual Visions of Angkor: Plaster Casts and Drawings in the Indochinese Museum of the Trocadero Palace in Paris
  • Exploring the Mekong: Delaporte and the Drawings of Angkor
  • A Museum of Angkor in France
  • Originals and Plaster Casts of Angkor: World Exhibitions and the Musée Indochinois du Trocadéro
  • Visions of Angkor
  • References
  • From Colonial Map to Visitor´s Parcours: Tourist Guides and the Spatiotemporal Making of the Archaeological Park of Angkor
  • On Spatial and Topographical Turns and Tourist Guides in Colonial Contexts
  • The Historic Context of the Spatiotemporal Figuration of the Angkor Park
  • Undefined Conventions (1900-1909).
  • Early Vulgarization (1909-1913)
  • Mechanization and New Dimensions (1920s-1930s)
  • Standardization (1940s-1950s)
  • Final Remarks
  • References
  • Part III: Virtualizing Heritage I: The Surface and the Image
  • Reality-Based Virtual Models in Cultural Heritage
  • Introduction
  • Products and Main Applications
  • Object Recording and Modelling of Cultural Heritage
  • Some Key Issues in 3D Modelling
  • Examples
  • Tucume, Peru: 3D Reconstruction of Adobe Architecture Using Old Images
  • Bamiyan, Afghanistan: 3D Modelling of Natural and Cultural Heritage with Multiple Sensors
  • The `Weary Herakles,´ Antalya, Turkey: Object Scanning with Structured Light Systems
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 3D Modelling of the Temples of Angkor Based on Religious Conceptions
  • Introduction
  • Related Works
  • Methodology
  • Abstract Geometry and Combinatorial Constraints
  • Algorithm
  • Proportions of Modules
  • Software Development
  • Results and Conclusion
  • References
  • Part IV: Virtualizing Heritage II: Computer Models for Building Research
  • The Giant Buddha Figures in Afghanistan: Virtual Reality for a Physical Reconstruction?
  • Introduction: The Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan
  • UNESCO/ICOMOS Project for the Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site
  • Modern Conservation Theory
  • A Preservation Strategy for the Giant Buddha Fragments
  • The Bamiyan Cultural Master Plan
  • 3D-Documentation and Virtual Environments for the Visualization and Interpretation of Preservation Strategies
  • Long-Term Conservation of the Bamiyan Buddha Fragments
  • Giant Buddha Figures Pictorial Representation in Time: Heritage Documentation Between Personal Narrative and Scientific Docume...
  • Virtual Environments of Archaeological Heritage: Opportunities and Limits
  • Conclusion: Virtual Communities for Inter-Cultural and Inter-Generational Cooperation
  • References.
  • Virtualizing the Temple of Bayon
  • Introduction
  • The Temple of Bayon: A Never-Ending Reconstruction
  • Thoughts on the 3D Reconstruction Regarding the Study of the History of Bayon-Style Monuments
  • References
  • Part V: Restoration and Interpretation: Of Virtual Models and Living Communities
  • Between On Site-Conservation and Scientific Computing: A Future for the Twelfth-Century Banteay Chhmar Temple Complex
  • The Historic Context
  • The Global Heritage Fund Banteay Chhmar Project
  • Digitization of an Archaeological Site
  • Stone Repair and Structural Consolidation Work
  • Virtual Completion of the Temple
  • Local Community Involvement
  • Bibliography
  • Angkor: Preserving World Heritage and the Role of Interpretation
  • Introduction
  • The Power of the People: Conservation Through Interpretation
  • A Gathering of Scholars
  • Meetings with the Community
  • Providing Space for the Present
  • Developing Local Expertise
  • Technology Supports Interpretation, Conservation, and Visitor Management
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Developing Conservation Approaches to Living Heritage at Angkor: The Conservation of the Statue of Ta Reach
  • Introduction
  • Historic Context: The Role of Royal Patronage
  • Foreign Interventions and Changes in Approach
  • Recent Developments in Approaches: From Archaeological to Living Heritage Conservation
  • A Holistic Approach: The Conservation of Ta Reach
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Part VI: Memorializing Archaeology: Archaeologizing Memory
  • Today´s Pagan: Conservation Under the Generals
  • Pagan and its Monuments
  • The 1975 Earthquake and Aftermath
  • From Beautification to Reconstruction
  • Unseemly New Landmarks
  • A Multifaceted Site?
  • Postscript: Pagan in 2012
  • References
  • The Angkorian Palimpsest: The Daily Life of Villagers Living on a World Heritage Site
  • Angkor, the Myth of the Abandoned City.
  • The Angkorian Palimpsest: Living on the Traces of the Past Settlers
  • Taking Advantage of a Sacred Framework
  • Failed Meeting Between the Local Population and the Outside Developers
  • The Current Situation
  • References
  • The Living Archaeology of a Painful Heritage: The First and Second Life of the Khmer Rouge Mass Graves
  • Museums and Memorials: The State Archaeology of Remembering
  • Trees, Stones, and Termites Mounds: The Villagers´ Living Archaeology of the Mass Graves
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Authors.