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May 15, 2026Global Perspectives

Toward Integrated Heritage Custodianship: Heritage Meaning-Making at Sangiran and Liang Bua, Indonesia

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ESEmiline SmithRRRucitarahma RistiawanTSTular Sudarmadi

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Overview

Comparative analysis reveals how heritage meanings are negotiated in local communities and governance frameworks.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how cultural and natural heritage can be integrated in Indonesian governance, addressing the marginalization of Indigenous perspectives.
  • Comparative analysis of two sites: Sangiran and Liang Bua.
  • Conducted focus groups and interviews.
  • Performed policy analysis to assess heritage governance.
  • In Sangiran, fossils are integrated into local historical narratives, enhancing community identity.
  • In Liang Bua, fossils are viewed externally, linked to tourism and political-economic conditions.
  • The analysis highlights uneven negotiations reflecting asymmetries in authority and resource access.

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Smith et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a06b8a7e7dec685947ab102https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2026.161673
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