Modern ruins
Modern ruins are the remains of
High-profile modern ruins include
Popularity
Many sightseers find decay of uninhabited space to be profoundly beautiful, and some are also skilled
In Japan, abandoned infrastructure is known as haikyo (廃墟) (literally "ruins"), but the term is synonymous with the practice of urban exploration.[2] Haikyo are particularly common in Japan because of its rapid industrialization (e.g., Hashima Island), damage during World War II, the 1980s real estate bubble, and the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[3]
Some modern ruins are the remains of sites which were important for history of engineering. Some examples are:
- Peenemünde (development of large rockets propelled with liquid fuel)
- Aérotrain test tracks in France (development of a hovertrain system)
- RCN Konstantynow (site of tallest man-made structure from 1974 to 1991)
Archaeology
The archaeological study of modern ruins is most commonly associated with contemporary, urban, and industrial archaeology. The processes and goals involved in the archaeological study of modern ruins are very similar to that of other branches of archaeology that primarily focus on studying sites of earlier time periods. Particular field methods used include meticulous surveying, excavation, and record keeping, all of which are generally similar to archaeology concerning older, buried sites. However, it has been argued that the archaeological approach to modern ruins should be more embodied and visually well rounded, rather than simply communicating information by conventional site descriptions and reports.[4] Photography, for example, is often used as a medium to communicate discoveries made in modern ruins as well as in contemporary archaeological sites in general since most of the artifacts are found above ground level.[4]
Modern ruins are often considered to be representative of accelerated rate of change, not only of their material and structural makeup or past purpose but also in many cases of society as a whole.
Understanding why a particular structure was abandoned or has become no longer accessible to the general public is key to interpreting the archaeological material that is exhibited in modern ruins. Archaeologists who study modern ruins focus on understanding several key questions. For example, archaeologists try to answer how materials found at the site got where they were ultimately discovered. Was the material that was found originally part of the same
See also
- Abandoned town
- Industrial archaeology
- Ruins photography
- Unfinished building
- Urban decay
- Urban exploration
References
- ^ Shevchenko, Vitaly (11 February 2014). "The urban explorers of the ex-USSR". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ Gakuran, Michael (23 March 2010). "The Hazards of Haikyo and Urban Exploration". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Haikyo: Abandoned Treasure". Weekender. May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ ISBN 978-019-954808-8..
- ^ Andreassen, Elin; Bjerck, Hein; Olsen, Bjørnar (2010). Persistent Memories: An Archaeology of a Soviet Mining Town in the High Arctic. Trondheim: Tapir Academic Press..
- ^ de Brestian, Scott. "Modern Ruins". blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012..
External links
- Ruin Memories is a collaboration of international archaeologists researching modern ruins
- Modern Day Ruins has a collection of images and information related to this topic.
- Coola.Irrgang presents a collection of images and information related to this topic, with main focus on Modern Day Ruins of military bases, industrial facilities and sanitariums.
- This Castle was Abandoned in 1932 after a Major Fire