id
	12358
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/12358
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Beyond Heritage Science: A Review
Creator
	Kennedy, Craig J.
	Penman, Michael
	Watkinson, David
	Emmerson, Nicola
	Thickett, David
	Bosché, Frédéric
	Forster, Alan M.
	Grau-Bové, Josep
	Cassar, May
Date
	2024
Language
	eng
Rights
	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Abstract
	Heritage science is an established and thriving field of enquiry. Initially considered as inherently cross-disciplinary, encompassing both the needs of conservators and practitioners and the high-quality evidence produced by scientists, heritage science has, through its expansion in recent years, formed a discipline in its own right. Here, we examine how heritage science can, and to an extent has, moved beyond the straightforward scientific analysis of historical materials and artefacts through an exploration of heritage science’s interactions with four key themes: (i) historical and archival research, (ii) conservation practice, (iii) policy at governmental, organisational and institutional levels, and (iv) a view to how new technologies, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, can shape the future of heritage science. Much of the review narrative is framed via the analysis of UK-based case studies; however, they deal with issues that are international in nature (universal) and therefore transcend the UK context. Taken together, we demonstrate that heritage science as a discipline is capable of directly instigating or (re-)framing new areas or avenues of research, as well as enhancing and feeding into existing research questions, and has adapted and evolved along with emerging technologies and funding opportunities.
Is Part Of
	Heritage
Cited by
	11046
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7030073
Issn
	2571-9408
Issue
	3
Pages
	1510-1538
Short title
	Beyond Heritage Science
Uri
	https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/7/3/73
Volume
	7
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/3UYGJ666/item-list

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