Geological or Cultural Heritage? The Ex Situ Scientific Collections as a Remnant of Nature and Culture

摘要: Scientific heritage, here analysed in its subdivisions of geological and palaeontological is recognized by embedded values scientific collections. More specifically, ex situ collections are remnants nature and, as such, sometimes considered heritage or elements cultural depending on the perception researchers heritage. They a powerful resource for education, promoting creativity social coherence. In collection, concepts preservation valuation interwoven mutually beneficial relation to themselves. For an object be it necessary recognize value it. If only one person recognizes not enough, since necessarily collective concept. The act being preserved same having fields geology palaeontology. Different can attributed such economic, political, cultural, scientific, spiritual aesthetic. It Geological materials usually linked ideas nature, but this does prevent them from receiving two more at time. This analysis proposes better understanding dynamics between items, far recognition field. Our purpose thread through definitions find integrated especially