, professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle Eastern History at This can prove useful in providing insights that connect the past to the present, she said. based lead maritime archaeologist from the Honor Frost Foundation, said that while exploring an underwater site she will speak to local fishermen to learn where they fish and what names they use for various aquatic zones. Indeed greater connection with local communities was cited as one way for archaeologists to avoid imposing their own worldviews on heritage. Their comments reflected the ambition of the summit to generate new discussions that move beyond the specialist mindset and follow paths that connect archaeology to wider communities. In the aftermath of the uprising, he said, 'We have discovered the existence of a republic beneath the Tunisian soil.' Return to popular rule following the uprising of 2010-11, the perception of the country's archaeological heritage has altered accordingly. But in excavating Roman ruins, he said, archaeologists of that time would run roughshod over relics from the Middle Ages, Byzantine and Renaissance eras. Imperial era were at the foundation of national identity. , in which people see the past 'with the eyes of their own time.'įor example, he noted, there was a time in , director of the Italian School of Archaeology at 'Every archaeology is a contemporary archaeology,' concurred Prof. National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), said during a panel discussion. 'Archaeologists should think of their own identities as well as those of the sites they are excavating or studying,' Dr Organised by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), the summit has drawn over 300 delegates from 39 countries to AlUla in north-westįor two days of wide-ranging discussions on archaeology's role in stewarding heritage toward the enactment of meaningful change for society.

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