Can politically oriented interventions in built heritage contribute to its authenticity? Erbil Citadel’s Babylonian Gate as a case study

Abstract Today, the concept of built heritage authenticity is a projection screen for conflicting demands and thus a ‘contested field’. Short-sighted readings started to drag the concept behind different ill-considered treatises, in which some heritage aspects loosely outweighed other aspects. Archa...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Awadh Jasim, Laura Hanks, Katharina Borsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Built Heritage
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43238-021-00030-0