In South Asia, local communities most often live near or amidst archaeological places. Their lives are in many ways framed and structured by these places. At the same time, these places too are impacted by the communities that live nearby. Archaeological sites in India are being destroyed at a rapid pace, due to increasing population and development pressures. This story gets further complicated by legislative practices of preservation related to monuments and archaeological sites, which are solely in the hands of the state through its institutions. It is this very act of protection that sometimes leads to conflict between the institutions of the state and local communities. At the same time, several archaeological sites have also survived due to local interests because they have been transformed into ritual spaces or are considered as ancestral places. Additionally, monuments have been converted into heritage hotels and have become an important means of livelihood for the families that own them. Thus, for protection to succeed, the critical intervention and involvement of local communities living in close proximity to monuments and archaeological sites is fundamental. Is it then education that can enable the survival of archaeological places? School education has the scope of involving and alerting children to their environs, whether it is the natural environment or a built one, and this could be a long-term solution.

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考古地点：印度当地社区，考古学家与国家之间的谈判

在南亚，当地社区最常居住在考古场所附近或之中。他们的生活在许多方面受到这些地方的构架和影响。同时，这些地方也受到附近社区的影响。由于人口和发展压力的增加，印度的考古遗址正在迅速被摧毁。与古迹和考古遗址有关的立法保护做法使这个故事变得更加复杂，这些做法仅由国家通过其机构掌握。正是这种保护行为有时导致国家机构与地方社区之间的冲突。与此同时，几个考古遗址也因当地利益而幸存下来，因为它们已被转换成仪式空间或被视为祖传地方。此外，古迹已被改建为传统酒店，并已成为拥有这些古迹的家庭的重要谋生手段。因此，为了获得成功的保护，至关重要的是，居住在古迹和考古遗址附近的当地社区的关键干预和参与。这样的教育能否使考古遗址得以生存？学校教育的范围是让孩子们注意周围的环境，无论是自然环境还是建筑环境，这都是一个长期的解决方案。古迹已被改造成传统酒店，并已成为拥有这些古迹的家庭的重要谋生手段。因此，为了获得成功的保护，至关重要的是，居住在古迹和考古遗址附近的当地社区的关键干预和参与。这样的教育能否使考古遗址得以生存？学校教育的范围是让孩子们注意周围的环境，无论是自然环境还是建筑环境，这都是一个长期的解决方案。古迹已被改造成传统酒店，并已成为拥有这些古迹的家庭的重要谋生手段。因此，为了获得成功的保护，至关重要的是，居住在古迹和考古遗址附近的当地社区的关键干预和参与。这样的教育能否使考古遗址得以生存？学校教育的范围是让孩子们注意周围的环境，无论是自然环境还是建筑环境，这都是一个长期的解决方案。这样的教育能否使考古遗址得以生存？学校教育的范围是让孩子们注意周围的环境，无论是自然环境还是建筑环境，这都是一个长期的解决方案。这样的教育能否使考古遗址得以生存？学校教育的范围是让孩子们注意周围的环境，无论是自然环境还是建筑环境，这都是一个长期的解决方案。