| Abstract [eng] |
Archeological heritage is dangered, finite and non-renewable resource. Therefore it has become clear that for a such sensible archaeological resources, archaeology needs new and different tools or approaches for minimizing destructive research methods and seeking preventive preservation. Contemporary archaeological heritage management conception is that new and mostly applicable approach of managing such resources. Active participation by the general public must form part of policies for the protection of the archaeological heritage. It is based on some core theoretical presumptions such as, that archaeological heritage is subject to assessment for its archaeological significance, governed by legislation and a matter of public concern. Archaeological heritage management process is composed of three core stages: identification, evaluation and decision-making of protection form, whiches relay on two important principals such as most of archaeological heritage must be preserve in situ and conception of sustainability. The main objective of this master degree thesis is to reveal contemporary archaeological heritage management conception and its universal tendencies and examine how these tendencies reflect in archeological heritage protection of Lithuania. In Lithuania archaeological heritage management only partly correspond to above-mentioned conception’s principals, despite that laws protecting cultural heritage are quite efective. One of reasons is the lack of systematic identification of archaeological objects, which in response indicate not enough integration of archeological herite into land-use planning programs. The other consequense is that protection of archaeological resources usually restricts on protection by documentation and preserving only narrow and specific segment of archaeological heritage, for example hill-forts. |
