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1. Destruction and Conservation of Cultural Property

   Edited by R Layton, P Stone, J Thomas

   Series: One World Archaeology

   In 1991 the mosque at Ayodhya in India was demolished by Hindu fundamentalists who claim that it stood on the birthplace of a legendary Hindu hero. During recent conflicts in former Yugoslavia, ethnic groups destroyed mosques and churches to eliminate evidence of long-term settlement by other...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
2. The Presented Past

   Heritage, Museums and Education

   By B. L. Molyneaux, P. G. Stone

   Series: One World Archaeology

   The Presented Past is concerned with the differences between the comparatively static, well-understood way in which the past is presented in schools, museums and at historic sites compared to the approaches currently being explored in contemporary archaeology. It challenges the all-too-frequent...

   Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge