ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the notion of the Heritage Chain and its possible uses through two case studies: the Horse and Chariot discovery in Luoyang, China, and the heritage system in Turkey. The Heritage Chain is to some extent another example of a framework that emerged in field research about the management of heritage in various countries. The notion of the Heritage Chain tries to translate the concept of supply chain to the heritage sector, with important similarities and with relevant distinct elements. The public sector plays a fundamental role within the Heritage Chain, with private entities playing a comparatively minor role. Indeed, the Heritage Chain becomes a roadmap to describe the structure of a specific micro context within a holistic view, and to understand the conduct and relative performance that has taken place. The issue of localism is perhaps one of the hottest' in the heritage sector, given the colonialist character of the field at its historical roots.
