Archaeology, the public and the recent past / edited by Chris Dalglish.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dalglish, Chris, editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology monograph ; 7.

The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology monograph ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Social aspects.

Archaeology.

Community archaeology.

Archaeology--Public opinion.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

x, 179 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press, 2013.

Summary:

Heritage, memory, community archaeology and the politics of the past form the main strands running through the papers in this volume. The authors tackle these subjects from a range of different philosophical perspectives, with many drawing on the experience of recent community, commercial and other projects. Throughout, there is a strong emphasis on both the philosophy of engagement and its enactment in specific contexts; the essays deal with the meaning, value and contested nature of the recent past and the theory and practice of archaeological engagements with that past. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Constructing Memories, Constructing Communities

Open-Air Museums, Authenticity and the shaping of Cultural Identity: An Example from the Isle of Man / Catriona Mackie Mackie, Catriona 13

Loyal yet Independent: Archaeological Perspectives on Remembering and Forgetting World War I on the Isle of Man / Harold Mytum Mytum, Harold 35

Public Engagement at Prestongrange: Reflections on a Community Project / Melanie Johnson Johnson, Melanie, Biddy Simpson Simpson, Biddy 55

Archaeology for All: Managing Expectations and Learning from the Past for the Future - the Dig Manchester Community Archaeology Experience / Michael Nevell Nevell, Michael 65

Rediscovering, Preserving and Making Memories at Community Archaeology Projects / Robert Isherwood Isherwood, Robert 77

Part 2 Engaging the Past, Engaging the Present

Politics, Publics and Professional Pragmatics: Re-Envisioning Archaeological Practice in Northern Ireland / Audrey Horning Horning, Audrey 95

Archaeology, Politics and Politicians, or: Small p in a Big P World / James Dixon Dixon, James 111

'No Certain Roof but the Coffin Lid': Exploring the Commercial and Academic Need for a High Level Research Framework to Safeguard the Future of the Post-Medieval Burial Resource / Natasha Powers Powers, Natasha, Andrew Wilson Wilson, Andrew, Janet Montgomery Montgomery, Janet, David Bowsher Bowsher, David, Terry Brown Brown, Terry, Julia Beaumont Beaumont, Julia, Robert C. Janaway Janaway, Robert C. 125

'Men That Are Gone ... Come Like Shadows, So Depart': Research Practice and Sampling Strategies for Enhancing Our Understanding of Post-Medieval Human Remains / Andrew S Wilson Wilson, Andrew S, Natasha Powers Powers, Natasha, Janet Montgomery Montgomery, Janet, Jo Buckberry Buckberry, Jo, Julia Beaumont Beaumont, Julia, David Bowsher Bowsher, David, Matt Town Town, Matt, Robert C. Janaway Janaway, Robert C. 145

Dialogues Between Past, Present and Future: Reflections on Engaging the Recent Past / Stân Jones Jones, Stân 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1843838516

9781843838517

OCLC:

854181500

Publisher Number:

99954820947