Past meets present : archaeologists partnering with museum curators, teachers, and community groups / edited by John H. Jameson and Sherene Baugher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jameson, John H.

Baugher, Sherene, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection.

Local Subjects:

Cultural property--Protection.

Physical Description:

xi, 465 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2007.

Summary:

In these times of decreasing funding to humanities and social sciences, program directors are reluctant to undertake outreach projects that they assume require large budgets. The selected case studies in Past Meets Present, however, reflect modest start-up costs, demonstrating that success need not be tied to big bank rolls. The lesson to be derived from these modestly funded projects is that peoples' attitudes and initiatives make the difference. Focusing on a broad range of successful public archaeology programs in schools and local communities, this book addresses a wide range of developments and standards for effective public interpretation, education, and outreach in archaeology.

Past Meets Present provides the reader with models for implementing public outreach programs with an emphasis on collaborative partnerships. Only when archaeologists are willing to reach out to people in other professions and work with and learn from the community can successful partnerships be formed. Past Meets Present describes effective models of collaboration that enable the archaeology of the past to meet the educational and interpretive needs of the present.

Contents:

Part 1 Historic Sites and Museums 1

Public Interpretation, Outreach, and Partnering: An Introduction / John H. Jameson, Jr., Sherene Baugher 3

1 Reaching Out to the Bureaucracy and Beyond: Archaeology at Louisbourg and Parks Canada / Bruce Fry 19

2 When the Digging is Over: Some Observations on Methods of Interpreting Archaeological Sites for the Public / Henry M. Miller 35

3 The Whole Site is the Artifact: Interpreting the St. John's Site, St. Mary's City, Maryland / Silas D. Hurry, Dorsey Bodeman 53

4 The Archaeology of Conviction: Public Archaeology at Port Arthur Historic Site / Jody Steele, Julia Clark, Richard Tuffin, Greg Jackman 69

Part 2 Ethnic Communities 87

5 Engaging Local Communities in Archaeology: Observations from a Maya site in Yucatan, Mexico / Lisa C. Breglia 89

6 The Other from Within: A Commentary / Whitney Battle-Baptiste 101

7 Archaeological Outreach and Indigenous Communities: A Personal Commentary / Lance M. Foster 107

8 New Ways of Looking at the Past: Archaeological Education at the Houston Museum of Natural Science / Patricia (Pam) Wheat Stranahan, Dorothy Lippert, Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Elisa Phelps 113

9 Building Bridges Through Public Anthropology in the Haudenosaunee Homeland / Brooke Hansen, Jack Rossen 127

10 To Hold it in My Hand / Madeline Augustine, Christopher Turnbull, Patricia Allen, Pamela Ward 149

Part 3 Universities 167

11 Outport Archaeology: Community Archaeology in Newfoundland / Peter E. Pope, Stephen F. Mills 169

12 Service-Learning: Partnering with the Public as a Component of College Archaeology Courses / Sherene Baugher 187

13 Partners in Preservation: The Binghamton University Community Archaeology Program / Nina M. Versaggi 203

14 Archaeology to the Lay Public in Brazil: Three Experiences / Pedro Paulo A. Funari, Nanci Vieira de Oliveira, Elizabete Tamanini 217

Part 4 Public Schools 229

15 Archaeology for Education Needs: An Archaeologist and an Educator Discuss Archaeology in the Baltimore County Public Schools / Patrice L. Jeppson, George Brauer 231

16 Audience, Situation, Style: Strategies for Formal and Informal Archaeological Outreach Programs / Carol J. Ellick 249

17 Adventures in Archaeology at the Ontario Heritage Trust / Dena Doroszenko 265

18 Excavating the Past: 20 Years of Archaeology with Long Island, NY Students / Gaynell Stone 281

19 Transportation Collections: On the Road to Public Education / Ann-Eliza H. Lewis 299

Part 5 Public Agencies and Professional Organizations 319

20 Protect and Present-Parks Canada and Public Archaeology in Atlantic Canada / Denise Hansen, Jonathan Fowler 321

21 Making Connections through Archaeology: Partnering with Communities and Teachers in the National Park Service / John H. Jameson, Jr. 339

22 Engaging the Public: Parks Canada CRM Policy and Archaeological Presentation / Joseph Last 367

23 Archaeology Outreach: It Takes A Community / Janet L. Pape 379

24 Smart Planning and Innovative Public Outreach: The Quintessential Mix for the Future of Archaeology / Pamela J. Cressey, Natalie Vinton 393

25 Beyond Famous Men and Women: Interpreting Historic Burial Grounds and Cemeteries / Harold Mytum 411

26 Unlocking the Past: A Society for Historical Archaeology Public Awareness and Education Project / Lu Ann De Cunzo, John H. Jameson, Jr. 427.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780387476667

0387476660

OCLC:

77256597