Archaeological tourism
Encyclopedia
Archaeotourism or Archaeological tourism is a form of cultural tourism
, which aims to promote public interest in archaeology
and the conservation of historical sites.
Archaeological tourism can include all products associated with public archaeological promotion, including visits to archaeological sites, museums, interpretation centers, reenactments of historical occurrences, and the rediscovery of indigenous products, festivals, or theater.
Archaeological tourism walks a fine line between promoting archaeological sites and an area's cultural heritage and causing more damage to them, or to risk becoming invasive tourism. As such sites are often run by tourist boards that place ticket fees and souvenir revenues as a priority, the question remains whether a site is worth opening to the public or remaining closed and keeping the site out of harm's way.
Cultural tourism
Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those peoples, their art, architecture, religion, and other elements that helped shape their way of life...
, which aims to promote public interest in archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and the conservation of historical sites.
Archaeological tourism can include all products associated with public archaeological promotion, including visits to archaeological sites, museums, interpretation centers, reenactments of historical occurrences, and the rediscovery of indigenous products, festivals, or theater.
Archaeological tourism walks a fine line between promoting archaeological sites and an area's cultural heritage and causing more damage to them, or to risk becoming invasive tourism. As such sites are often run by tourist boards that place ticket fees and souvenir revenues as a priority, the question remains whether a site is worth opening to the public or remaining closed and keeping the site out of harm's way.
External links sites
- ArqueotuR (2010) Institutional network for the promotion of archaeological tourism and local development. Co-ordinated by the University of Barcelona.