Innovating Documentary Heritage in AlUla, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Region
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This open access book takes the documentary heritage of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, as the paradigm for a novel inclusive method of stewarding documentary heritage in the Arab region and beyond. Where existing scholarship treats epigraphy, digitisation, community engagement, and cultural policy as separate conversations, this volume integrates them into a single, innovative framework. Across four parts, the book moves from identifying foundational inscriptions and rock art, to applying generative AI, the metaverse, and large-scale digital platforms; from people-centred education and stewardship models to the regional legal architecture that allows any of it to endure. The collection convenes Saudi, Arab, and international scholars in a configuration rarely seen in heritage studies, anchored in the UNESCO–RCU partnership and aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Aimed at heritage scholars, archaeologists, policy-makers, librarians, museum and archive professionals, and graduate researchers in heritage studies, Linguistics, Middle East studies, and digital humanities, the volume offers three things at once: the first integrated management of AlUla and the Arab region’s documentary heritage in English; a transferable model for under-represented regions on the MoW International Register; and a roadmap for managing documentary heritage as a living asset for sustainable development.
This open access book takes the documentary heritage of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, as the paradigm for a novel inclusive method of stewarding documentary heritage in the Arab region and beyond. Where existing scholarship treats epigraphy, digitisation, community engagement, and cultural policy as separate conversations, this volume integrates them into a single, innovative framework. Across four parts, the book moves from identifying foundational inscriptions and rock art, to applying generative AI, the metaverse, and large-scale digital platforms; from people-centred education and stewardship models to the regional legal architecture that allows any of it to endure. The collection convenes Saudi, Arab, and international scholars in a configuration rarely seen in heritage studies, anchored in the UNESCO–RCU partnership and aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Aimed at heritage scholars, archaeologists, policy-makers, librarians, museum and archive professionals, and graduate researchers in heritage studies, Linguistics, Middle East studies, and digital humanities, the volume offers three things at once: the first integrated management of AlUla and the Arab region’s documentary heritage in English; a transferable model for under-represented regions on the MoW International Register; and a roadmap for managing documentary heritage as a living asset for sustainable development.
This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Delivers the first English-language integrated management of AlUla in Saudi Arabia Bridges digital innovation, community stewardship, and legal policy, which heritage literature usually keeps in silos Addresses the Arab region’s unique documentary heritage
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Themen in »Innovating Documentary Heritage in AlUla, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Region«
Open Access Documentary Heritage Alula Engravings and Arabic inscriptions Preservation of Documentary Heritage Rock carvings Ancient scripts Ancient languages Epigraphic heritage Rock art Cultural preservation