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Tourism and Archaeological Sites: Conservation through Replication

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           Every year, millions of tourists travel the world to see the variety of attractions the modern age has to offer.  But some of the most prized destinations are those not produced by this age, but those of the past.  We travel to Italy for the Colosseum, China for the Great Wall, Peru for Machu Pichu. Meanwhile, archaeological s ite managers strive to make the most exciting and famous parts of a site available for tourists to see. Sometimes whole sites or pieces of them have been reconstructed for a more appealing look or give the visitors the feeling that they are walking in a place at the height of its power.  Tourism can bring a site and its local community great economic gain. Many archaeological sites have prospered tremendously from the thousands of tourist visits every year, likewise the communities and businesses in towns have flourished from being close to archaeological sites.    ...