Role of local legends in the protection and preservation of heritage sites: A study based on the recently documented legends from Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/20518196.2021.2008441

A. Hameed, S. Sher

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ABSTRACT Legends - the folk stories of the local community - play a vital role in archaeological investigations. Many times these stories have led to important archaeological discoveries, and some have helped archaeologists to interpret the data. Local legends frequently act to safeguard sites, even though they may also destroy them. After addressing the concept of community archaeology to clarify the meaning of community engagement in archaeological projects, this article focuses on the role of legends in the protection of archaeological sites. A total of four sites all located in Hazara Division of Pakistan were selected for the present study. The legends associated with these sites narrate tragedies (that occurred during illegal digging at these sites. And, having strong belief in these legends, the local community do not dare to damage to these sites. Thus, this article argues that these sites remain in a better state of preservation as compared to other sites due to the influence of local legends.

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当地传说在保护和保存遗产遗址中的作用:一项基于巴基斯坦开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦省哈扎拉地区最近记录的传说的研究

摘要传说——当地社区的民间故事——在考古调查中发挥着至关重要的作用。许多时候，这些故事导致了重要的考古发现，有些故事帮助考古学家解读了数据。当地传说经常采取行动保护遗址，尽管他们也可能摧毁遗址。在阐述了社区考古的概念以阐明社区参与考古项目的意义之后，本文重点讨论了传说在考古遗址保护中的作用。本研究共选择了四个地点，均位于巴基斯坦哈扎拉省。与这些遗址相关的传说讲述了在这些遗址非法挖掘时发生的悲剧。由于对这些传说有着强烈的信仰，当地社区不敢对这些遗址进行破坏。因此，本文认为，与其他遗址相比，由于当地传说的影响，这些遗址的保存状况更好。

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Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)

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期刊介绍： Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage is a new journal intended for participants, volunteers, practitioners, and academics involved in the many projects and practices broadly defined as ‘community archaeology’. This is intended to include the excavation, management, stewardship or presentation of archaeological and heritage resources that include major elements of community participation, collaboration, or outreach. The journal recognises the growing interest in voluntary activism in archaeological research and interpretation, and seeks to create a platform for discussion about the efficacy and importance of such work as well as a showcase for the dissemination of community archaeology projects (which might offer models of best practice for others). By inviting papers relating to theory and practice from across the world, the journal seeks to demonstrate both the diversity of community archaeology and its commonalities in process and associated theory. We seek contributions from members of the voluntary sector as well as those involved in archaeological practice and academia.