Event: WEDS TALKS: Archaeology, Heritage and the Future

ABSTRACT: In my talk I will discuss the connections between Archaeology, Heritage and the Future, using examples ranging from prehistoric futures to UNESCO World Heritage to contemporary long-term repositories for nuclear waste. I will also discuss the concept of ‘heritage futures’ and discuss how it matters in relation to sustainable development and address challenges posed by climate change and violent human conflicts. After this session you will understand (I hope!) what the Archaeology of the Future is all about and how you can become a Future Archaeologist yourself.

BIO: Cornelius Holtorf is a Future Archaeologist and Professor of Archaeology as well as Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures at Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden. He studied in Germany and the UK, received a Doctorate from the University of Wales in 1998, and has been living in Sweden for more than two decades. He is currently a Getty Scholar working on “Heritage in Transformation”.