OPINION

Less is more in restoring Asia's past

Oped, Jeff Allen & Waraporn Suwatchotikul, Published on 01/08/2024

» For decades, restorations of Southeast Asia's archaeological sites have typically involved transforming the past rather than faithfully presenting it. Conservationists often take a heavy-handed approach, embellishing a site to effectively "manufacture" a ruin that will appeal to visitors. But this tends to do more harm than good.