Preserving which past for whose future? The dilemma of cultural resource management in case studies from Tunisia, Cyprus and Jordan

Greene, Joseph A.

doi:10.1179/135050399793138725

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“…Cultural heritage has been seen as a resource to drive tourism in times of relative peace in the region. Initially, these efforts have been spearheaded through international agencies, most notably the World Bank (World Bank 1976, 1997, 2001Lafrenz Samuels 2009;Greene 1999). Early projects focused on the Jordan's premier tourist attractions, particularly Petra, although more recent efforts have aimed to diversify tourism, including into urban heritage destinations (World Bank 2007).…”

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The DEEPSAL Project: Using the Past for Local Community Futures in Jordan

Burtenshaw¹,

Finlayson

El-Abed

et al. 2019

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites

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The Deep Past as a Social Asset in the Levant (DEEPSAL) project, conducted in 2015 by the Council for British Research in the Levant, examined two communities in southern Jordan, Beidha and Basta, who live near significant Neolithic archaeological sites. The project collected information on the communities' current socioeconomic conditions, their relationship with local cultural heritage and how that cultural heritage currently benefits or hinders them. The information was used to inform nascent strategies to utilize the sites sustainably as development assets and suggest alternative strategies as necessary. The results showed that a tourism-based strategy is suitable for Beidha but there was a need to focus on basic business skills. For Basta a tourism-based strategy is currently unsuitable, and efforts should rather focus on supporting educational activities. The results of the project are presented here within the context of archaeology's increasing interest to use archaeological resource to benefit local communities, and outlines lessons for that effort.

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confidence: 99%