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dc.contributor.editorHofman, C.
dc.contributor.editorHaviser, J.B.
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-22T16:40:37Z
dc.date.available2020-12-22T16:40:37Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifierONIX_20201222_9789088903250_7
dc.identifier.issn2590-1664
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45787
dc.description.abstractCaribbean archaeological heritage is threatened by natural impacts but also increasingly by economic developments, often resulting from the tourist industry. The continuous construction of specific projects for tourists, accompanied by illegal practices such as looting and sand mining, have major impacts on the region’s archaeological heritage. The geopolitical and cultural diversity of the Caribbean, the general lack of awareness of island histories and multiple stakeholders involved in the preservation process, have in many cases slowed down the effective enforcement of regulations and heritage legislation. The development of archaeological heritage management (AHM) in the Dutch Caribbean islands started slowly in the early years of their semi-autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1954 onwards. With the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, Curaçao and St. Martin obtained a more autonomous status within the Kingdom, similar to Aruba has since 1986. Simultaneously, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius became special overseas municipalities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Consequently, these islands now fall under Dutch regulations for cultural resource management. Irrespective of these geopolitical changes, AHM has been developing on the six islands over the past 25 years, partly because of the active role of localized island-specific archaeological institutions. This volume provides a background to the history of archaeological research in the Dutch Caribbean and compiles a number of compliance archaeology projects that have been carried out under and in the spirit of the Valetta Treaty. In addition, with its discussion of the successful creation of localized community-based archaeological heritage associations serving as an excellent model for other island communities in the Caribbean, this volume represents a unique contribution to AHM in a wider regional perspective.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTaboui
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeologyen_US
dc.subject.otherarchaeology
dc.subject.otherCaribbean archaeology
dc.subject.otherheritage management
dc.titleManaging our past into the future
dc.title.alternativeArchaeological heritage management in the Dutch Caribbean
dc.typebook
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy471fd6d5-f295-4fd0-a13a-e60a6420f603
oapen.imprintSidestone Press Academics
oapen.series.number3
oapen.pages356
oapen.place.publicationLeiden


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