Organizational Problems in International Salvage Archaeology

This illustrated essay presents a series of photographic images documenting the contents of an abandoned cobbler’s workshop in Cornwall, UK. A reflection on the process of encountering and documenting this place accompanies the photographs, and problematizes the impulse to conduct ‘salvage archaeology’ through means of visual representation. The process of photographic mediation is traced through four distinct stages: invitation, intercession, intrusion, and invention. The essay draws on the work of Walter Benjamin and Michael Taussig to explore how the act of representation can be seen to be implicated in both the destruction and production of an object’s aura, particularly in relation to transient and ephemeral material cultures.

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STATE CADASTRAL ASSESSMENT OF REAL ESTATE AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY OF RUSSIA (DEFINITION OF ECONOMIC STANDARDS FOR THE RATIONAL USE OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES)

Interexpo GEO-Siberia ◽

10.33764/2618-981x-2021-3-1-269-276 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 269-276

Author(s):

Alexander D. Vlasov

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Real Estate ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Digital Economy ◽

Rational Use ◽

Definition Of ◽

Organizational Problems

Methodological and organizational problems of accounting, appraisal of real estate objects and natural resources of Russia are posed. The technology of accounting and determination of economic standards for the rational use of real estate and natural resources in the digital economy of Russia based on artificial intelligence is proposed.

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Can Archaeology Build a Dam? Sites and Politics in Turkey's Southeast Anatolia Project

Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology ◽

10.1558/jmea.2006.v19i2.231 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 231-258

Author(s):

Daniel Shoup

Keyword(s):

Social Role ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

Dam Construction ◽

Ethical Guidelines ◽

Large Dams ◽

The Social ◽

Gap Project ◽

Southeast Anatolia ◽

Salvage Archaeology

Since 1989, Turkey's Southeast Anatolia Project has constructed a dozen large dams on the Tigris and Euphrates, flooding hundreds of kilometers of river valley and inundating thousands of archaeological sites. Paradoxically, archaeology was used as an argument both for and against dam construction. Dam opponents insisted that sites would be destroyed, while proponents argued that dam construction provided funding for salvage archaeology. Non-archaeologists dominated the discussion, while archaeologists generally avoided political stances. In my examination of two case studies, I argue that each of these positions reflects a different conception of the social role of archaeology, identify which were the most politically effective, and explore the lessons of the GAP project for situations where archaeology is heavily politicized. Finally, I offer suggestions on how archaeologists can transform their ethical guidelines into decision-making tools.

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