Mleiha Archaeological Park: Management of a Future UNESCO World Heritage Site within Nature and Culture
Author(s): Cynthia Dunning Thierstein; Sabah Jasim; Eisa Yousif; Ellinor Dunning
Year: 2018
Summary
Mleiha in the center of the Emirate of Sharjah (UAE) presents a long archaeological history in which the natural environment plays an important role. The management of this site is complex and serves as a good practice example for the Salalah Doctrine. Our presentation will develop the challenges of management of archaeological sites in their special natural context involving the management of water resources, game and agriculture in an environment situated between the desert and the high mountain régions of the Hajar range. The particular societal structures of Sharjah and the importance of foreign researchers in the development of knowledge may also be subject to discussion. Another challenge is tourism, since this desertic region draws more and more visitors that could disturb the cultural and natural balance of this fragile zone.
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Mleiha Archaeological Park: Management of a Future UNESCO World Heritage Site within Nature and Culture. Cynthia Dunning Thierstein, Sabah Jasim, Eisa Yousif, Ellinor Dunning. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 444153)
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Keywords
General
Cultural Resource Management
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Cultural Resources and Heritage Management
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Natural Heritage
Geographic Keywords
Asia: Southwest Asia and Levant
Spatial Coverage
min long: 34.277; min lat: 13.069 ; max long: 61.699; max lat: 42.94 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 18756