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An Evolutionary Study of Living Heritage with Integration of Digital Technology


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1 Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226007, India
 

‘Living Heritage’ refers to set of values, beliefs and cultural life style that is inherited from ancestral generations---and also applicable to understand the present and future. Numerous challenges are faced by human race born after 2000 A.D., who were not aware of the customs and rituals of their native ancestors. The current work in this context examines the role of modern digital technology in preserving the ‘Living Heritage’; thereby helping the generations in understanding their past and making them aware of their true culture. It narrates and reviews the impact of evolutionary changes produced by the deployment of digital technologies in reviving the heritage sites in India. The ability to digitize and popularize through integration of Information Technology (IT) gives a new paradigm and altogether novel approach to passing the traditions from one generation to another.

Keywords

Cultural Evolution, Cultural Heritage, Digitization, Historical Sites, IT and Living Heritage.
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Vipin Gupta
Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226007, India

Abstract


‘Living Heritage’ refers to set of values, beliefs and cultural life style that is inherited from ancestral generations---and also applicable to understand the present and future. Numerous challenges are faced by human race born after 2000 A.D., who were not aware of the customs and rituals of their native ancestors. The current work in this context examines the role of modern digital technology in preserving the ‘Living Heritage’; thereby helping the generations in understanding their past and making them aware of their true culture. It narrates and reviews the impact of evolutionary changes produced by the deployment of digital technologies in reviving the heritage sites in India. The ability to digitize and popularize through integration of Information Technology (IT) gives a new paradigm and altogether novel approach to passing the traditions from one generation to another.

Keywords


Cultural Evolution, Cultural Heritage, Digitization, Historical Sites, IT and Living Heritage.

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