Public participation in archaeology

Public participation in archaeology /

The question of how different publics and communities engage with their archaeological heritage is the focus of this volume. With case studies from across the globe, ranging from Canada to Turkmenistan and from Ireland to Argentina, it presents a contemporary snapshot of public participation in arch...

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Other Authors: Thomas, Suzie, 1979- (Editor), Lea, Joanne (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, [2014]
Series:Heritage matters series ; v. 15.
Subjects:
Archaeology > Social aspects.
Archaeology > Political aspects.
Archaeology > Case studies.
Archaeology and state.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Archaeology > Social aspects
Archaeology > Political aspects
Archaeology
Archaeology and state
Archaeology > Public relations
Communication in archaeology
Volunteer workers in archaeology
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Joanne Lea and Suzie Thomas
  • 1. From 'telling' to 'consulting' : a perspective on museums and modes of public engagement / Theano Moussouri
  • 2. Making archaeological heritage accessible in Great Britain : enter community archaeology / Suzie Thomas
  • 3. Public and community archaeology : an Irish perspective / Thomas Kador
  • 4. The scope and potential for community archaeology in the Netherlands / Sophie Lampe
  • 5. Public archaeology as a reflexive practice : an Argentine case study in the Pampean region / Natalia Mazzia, Virginia Salerno and Alejandra Pupio
  • 6. Accessing archaeology in the school system : powerful partnerships
  • a case study of the challenges and rewards for archaeologists, teachers and students (Canada) / Cathy MacDonald
  • 7. Hook 'em when they're young : using enquiry-based learning workshops in archaeology / Jolene Debert
  • 8. Archaeology as culturally relevant science education : the Poplar Forest Slave Cabin / Michael Brody, Jeanne M. Moe, Joëlle Clark and Crystal B. Alegria
  • 9. Heritage education in Jordanian schools : for knowledge or profit? / Arwa Badran
  • 10. Politics, archaeology and education : ancient Merv, Turkmenistan / Mike Corbishley and Gaigysyz Jorayev
  • 11. Situating public archaeology in Crooked Tree, Belize / Alicia Ebbitt McGill
  • 12. Access to archaeological heritage in Mexico : its impact on public participation in archaeology / Lilia L. Lizama Aranda and Blanca A. Camargo
  • 13. 'They are hiding it- Why do they hide it? From whom, and for whom?' : community heritage at work in the post-colonial context of Jordan / Shatha Abu-Khafajah
  • 14. Site management in Turkey / Dinç Saraç
  • 15. Adopt a monument : social meaning from community archaeology / Aino Nissinaho and Tuija-Liisa Soininen
  • 16. Public archaeology in Canada / Joanne Lea.

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