Whose Archaeological Site Is It? The public's involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in Switzerland

This article presents the roles of associations in the caretaking and presentation of archaeological sites and museums in Switzerland. These very popular non-governmental non-profit organisations can help the State agencies to ensure the preservation of archaeological sites under their control. Howe...

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Main Author: Cynthia Dunning Thierstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of York 2020-02-01
Series:Internet Archaeology
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Online Access:https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue54/12/
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description This article presents the roles of associations in the caretaking and presentation of archaeological sites and museums in Switzerland. These very popular non-governmental non-profit organisations can help the State agencies to ensure the preservation of archaeological sites under their control. However, a few challenges have to be solved to render the work of these institutions viable for the future.
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spelling doaj.art-b2ca427d050443c1b2b7f6625c6368762024-04-03T11:04:24ZengUniversity of YorkInternet Archaeology1363-53872020-02-015410.11141/ia.54.12Whose Archaeological Site Is It? The public's involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in SwitzerlandCynthia Dunning Thierstein0ArchaeoConceptThis article presents the roles of associations in the caretaking and presentation of archaeological sites and museums in Switzerland. These very popular non-governmental non-profit organisations can help the State agencies to ensure the preservation of archaeological sites under their control. However, a few challenges have to be solved to render the work of these institutions viable for the future.https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue54/12/associationscaretaking of archaeological sitespublic-private initiativespresentation of sitesdemocratic decision-makingarchaeologyswitzerland
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Whose Archaeological Site Is It? The public's involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in Switzerland
Internet Archaeology
associations
caretaking of archaeological sites
public-private initiatives
presentation of sites
democratic decision-making
archaeology
switzerland
title Whose Archaeological Site Is It? The public's involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in Switzerland
title_full Whose Archaeological Site Is It? The public's involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in Switzerland
title_fullStr Whose Archaeological Site Is It? The public's involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in Switzerland
title_full_unstemmed Whose Archaeological Site Is It? The public's involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in Switzerland
title_short Whose Archaeological Site Is It? The public's involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in Switzerland
title_sort whose archaeological site is it the public s involvement in the caretaking and opening of archaeological sites in switzerland
topic associations
caretaking of archaeological sites
public-private initiatives
presentation of sites
democratic decision-making
archaeology
switzerland
url https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue54/12/
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