02048nam 2200493 450 991082833070332120211203130319.00-8130-6703-00-8130-5777-9(CKB)4100000011961932(MiAaPQ)EBC6642431(Au-PeEL)EBL6642431(OCoLC)1200038110(MdBmJHUP)musev2_94100(StDuBDS)EDZ0002653175(EXLCZ)99410000001196193220211122d2021 fy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHeritage and the existential need for history /Maud Webster[electronic resource]Gainesville :University Press of Florida,2021.1 online resource (137 pages)Florida scholarship onlineAlso issued in print: 2021.0-8130-6684-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: Cy Twombly's Longing -- Introduction: About This Book -- On Being In Time: History, Death, Text -- Archaeological Cases: Blood from Stone -- Historical Cases: Contextualizing the Self -- By Way of a Conclusion: The Heart of the MatterIn a sweeping survey of archaeological sites spanning thousands of years, this book asks fundamental questions about the place of cultural heritage in Western society. What is history? Why do we write about the events of yesterday and set up memorials for them? Why do we visit places where momentous things have happened?Florida scholarship online.Cultural propertyExcavations (Archaeology)Cultural property.Excavations (Archaeology)930.1Webster Maud752758StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910828330703321Heritage and the existential need for history4007868UNINA