Tehran – Ahmad Chaich Amirkiz, a faculty member of the Archaeological Institute, places importance on the archaeology category in tourism by creating a relationship between historical archaeology and historical tourism.
On Sunday he said the relationship between cultural tourism and closing the data gaps related to historical archaeology and historical texts is one of the practical issues in the less-recently-populated fields of cultural heritage and archaeology.
He said that narration in any field and area suited to the field’s expertise can bring out an audience and a specialized community, and is related to the field’s expertise and concepts.
He adds that all sectors of the tourism industry can benefit from relevant narratives, and as tourism moves towards a specialized sub-branch, narration also adopts a specialized approach, and the same applies to the fields of historical archaeology and applications in the field of tourism.
The researchers also said that history-based archaeology is considered better in the field of tourism in Tehran than in other parts of Iran. He added: Tehran has lost most of its historic monuments in recent years due to urban development, which has made it more serious about the field.
He said: For example, one of the specialized tours is being held in Tehran due to the application of historical archaeology.
Chaichi-Amirkhiz states that narration about historical events can occur without the presence of a person, object, or physical object.
“For a specific purpose, we can witness the definition of a new tourist route with a historical archaeological axis. For example, in states where multiple tours and axes are defined, this area can be combined with tours in the form of specialist tours.
He continued that all archaeological sites are museum sites, and by merging with defined tourism axes, they could provide new capabilities to introduce tourist destinations, make them more attractive and increase tourist stays in tourist destinations.
He said the tourism sector can take these indicators into consideration in training related to sightseeing tours. He added that this professional training requires the implementation of these tours to be more systematic and a definition of professional course titles in line with historic archaeological training.
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