Heritage management is the practice of controlling, and taking measures to preserve the rich cultural heritage of a place or a society. Archeological investigation on their side digs deep into the cultures embedded in past human activity through recovery and comprehensive analysis of materials related to a certain culture such as architecture, and cultural landscapes. Japan and Korea like the rest of the world have their cultural heritage, which needs nurturing and preservation. The paper aims at discussing cultural heritage management in both Korea and Japan deriving and expounding on the similarities between them.
One feature that comes out clearly as a similarity between Japan and Korean heritage management and archeological investigations are the methods applied. Evidently, they both practice excavation of artifacts from the ground, which they use to derive heritage ties or differences (Pai & Hyung 26). The artifacts recovered from both regions by researchers reveal that both communities practiced similar social and economic activities. For instance, pottery designs and the use of the pottery vessels have great similarities. These artifacts are, therefore, an important part of the heritage for both regions and are preserved in museums.
Both Korea and Japan have common practices regarding heritage management and archeology. This ranges from retrieval methods, sampling and even storage of artifacts believed to have great value in relation with their cultural heritage conservation. These common practices can be traced back to the fact that these two communities shared the same geographical regions before they were separated to be different states (Pai & Hyung 43). Ideally, this also explains the numerous cultural ties between Japan and Korea. Both countries, however, have the assumption that their cultures are natural and the similarities have not been influenced by interactions from them being close neighbors.
Works Cited
Pai, Hyung I. Heritage management in Korea and Japan: The politics of Antiquity and Identity. ,2013. New York: Rutledge. Print.
