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Réf.
43074
Type
conference item
Titre
Archaeology Under the Canopy: Exploring the Culture and Nature of El Pilar and the Maya Forest
Langues
English
Auteurs
Ford, Anabel
Maison d'édition
ICOMOS United States
Date
2019
Pagination de section
1-19
Titre de conférence
2018 US/ICOMOS Symposium "Forward Together: A Culture-Nature Journey Towards More Effective Conservation in a Changing World"2018 US/ICOMOS Symposium - Forward Together: A Culture-Nature Journey Towards More Effective Conservation in a Changing World
Lieu de conférence
San Francisco, California
Date de conférence
November 13-14, 201813-14 November 2018
Mots-clés
conservation / ancient architecture / Maya / values / interpretation / cultural tourism / archaeological heritage / archaeological sites / community participation / forests / management / natural sites / tourism management / sustainable tourism / land use plans / human settlement sites / pre-Hispanic architecture / parks / nature reserves
Pays mentionnés
Belize / Guatemala
Monuments et sites
El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna
Résumé en anglais
PART 1. ADOPTING A LANDSCAPE APPROACHStewardship of Biocultural Landscapes in the 21st Century: Forging Community-Based Approaches
At the El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Flora and Fauna in the Maya forest, we are developing Archaeology Under the Canopy to explore: 1) values for conservation inspired by place; 2) culture and nature together as a preservation model for the 21st Century; and 3) alternatives for tourism development that engage visitors in culture with nature. The philosophy is to honor the many ways to knowing. Through the context of experiencing the Maya’s relationship to plant use, land management, forest regeneration, past and present, the living museum leaves an intricate and complex civilization to the imagination while welcoming participation to the protection of the architectural heritage and the Maya forest. This practice of Archaeology Under the Canopy has implications for monument conservation not only for the Maya but all over the world, integrating environmental and cultural contexts of a site and honoring the local and traditional environmental knowledge. Though Archaeology Under the Canopy was conceptualized for the Maya world, it is based on ICOMOS standards of the Athens Charter, the International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, and the Australia ICOMOS Charter to build a strategy to conserve the nature of the cultural remains.
At the El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Flora and Fauna in the Maya forest, we are developing Archaeology Under the Canopy to explore: 1) values for conservation inspired by place; 2) culture and nature together as a preservation model for the 21st Century; and 3) alternatives for tourism development that engage visitors in culture with nature. The philosophy is to honor the many ways to knowing. Through the context of experiencing the Maya’s relationship to plant use, land management, forest regeneration, past and present, the living museum leaves an intricate and complex civilization to the imagination while welcoming participation to the protection of the architectural heritage and the Maya forest. This practice of Archaeology Under the Canopy has implications for monument conservation not only for the Maya but all over the world, integrating environmental and cultural contexts of a site and honoring the local and traditional environmental knowledge. Though Archaeology Under the Canopy was conceptualized for the Maya world, it is based on ICOMOS standards of the Athens Charter, the International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, and the Australia ICOMOS Charter to build a strategy to conserve the nature of the cultural remains.
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