Commodifying Culture: Ownership of Cambodia’s Archaeological Heritage

Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies

William Anderson¹ 

[1] University of Melbourne;

关键词: looting, antiquities market, art market, commodification, khmer, cambodian archaeological heritage;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Looting of historical sites to supply material for the antiquities market has caused the world’s archaeological heritage to be steadily depleted, and knowledge about past people and societies to be lost. Private ownership of heritage entails certain rights pertaining to the treatment and accessibility of the material, and so greatly affects how the material is interpreted and displayed: commodification of heritage is a process involving not only physical, but also conceptual appropriation of material, into the sphere of private property. By being exchanged and circulated as cultural property, material remains are transformed into artworks, often ending up in exhibitions where little attention is given to their original context. This paper looks at the history of collecting and displaying Khmer antiquities, demonstrating how private ownership of Cambodia’s archaeological heritage has influenced perceptions and understandings of the past.

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