The Reconstructed Past: Reconstructions in the Public Interpretation of Archaeology and HistoryJohn H. Jameson To reconstruct or not to reconstruct? That is the question facing many agencies and site managers throughout the world. While reconstructed sites provide a three-dimensional pedagogic environment in which visitors can acquire a heightened sense of the past, an ethical conflict emerges when on-site reconstructions and restorations contribute to the damage or destruction of the original archaeological record. The case studies in this volume contribute to the ongoing debates between data and material authenticity and educational and interpretive value of reconstructions. Discussing diverse reconstruction sites from the Golan Region to Colonial Williamsburg, the authors present worldwide examples that have been affected by agency policies, divergent presentation philosophies, and political and economic realities. |
Contents
Walden Pond and Beyond The Restoration Archaeology of Roland Wells Robbins | 21 |
Archaeological Authenticity and Reconstruction at Colonial Williamsburg | 47 |
National Park Service Reconstruction Policy and Practice | 65 |
Measuring Effectiveness for Interpretation and Site Management | 75 |
Reconstruction Dilemmas at George Washingtons Blacksmith Shop | 77 |
Reconstruction Policy and Purpose at Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort | 91 |
Bedes World A LateTwentiethCentury Creation of an Early Medieval Landscape | 103 |
Reflections on a Reconstruction of the Ancient Qasrin Synagogue and Village | 127 |
Designing the Past at Fortress Louisbourg | 197 |
Lessons Learned at Bents Old Fort and Fort Union Trading Post | 213 |
Emergency Ruins Preservation and Restoration at Homolovi Ruins State Park | 231 |
Virtual Reconstructions | 245 |
Modeling Amarna Computer Reconstructions of an Egyptian Palace | 247 |
Beyond the Artists Impression From PhotoRealism to Integrated Reconstruction in Buildings Archaeology | 259 |
The Future of Reconstruction | 269 |
The Value of Reconstructions An Archaeological Perspective | 271 |
Replication or Interpretation of the Iroquoian Longhouse | 147 |
Reconstruction Interpretation and Education at Fort Loudon | 167 |
The Ironbridge Gorge Preservation Reconstruction and Presentation of Industrial Heritage | 177 |
Index | 285 |
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