Is There Such a Thing as Tangible Heritage?

University of Maryland professor Jeremy C. Wells, contemplates the nature of cultural heritage, suggesting that heritage is innately intangible. The concept of intangible heritage, then, is tautological, akin to saying "intangible intangible." Additionally, notes Wells, tangible heritage, the places and objects preservationists work to protect, is an equally absurd notion that assumes a "tangible intangible."