Archaeology and conservation are two faces of the same coin. This statement seems simple and logical, but many excavations in Islamic archaeology are not connected to conservation and heritage management. Today we cannot undertake archaeological work in Africa or Asia as it was done in the twentieth century. As witnesses of the social and technological changes in the early-twenty-first century, archaeologists should respond to the needs of local populations by carrying out rescue or salvage excavations in collaboration with national authorities and NGO s.
Stéphane Pradines, editor
Pradines, Stéphane. (Eds.). (2023). Editorial: Islamic Archaeology and Sustainable Development in the Global South. Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World, Volume 3 (Issue 2), 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1163/26666286-12340029
