The aim of this essay is to assess the concept of Lifecycle analysis (LCA) usually used in environmental impact assessments as a tool to study archaeological remains over time, to test the concept on the 17th warship Vasa and to study the potential of the concept in heritage management. The lifecycle approach, even called biography or life-history in the literature, shows the interaction between the, in this case, the Vasa ship, and the surrounding society prevail over time, acquiring different meanings depending of a multitude of context and stakeholders in different time periods since the conception of the ship to today's ship at a museum. It also shows that Vasa had and have many possible biographies. The concept earlier used on i.e. monuments, is well applicable on ships not visible in the landscape and displays other aspects not visible in a traditional archaeological study. The use of the concept can both enrich the archaeological interpretation, the discipline it self and the heritage management.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:sh-45285 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Beaulieu, Martin Prieto |
| Publisher | Södertörns högskola, Arkeologi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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