Archaeology for the people : perspectives from the Joukowsky Institute / edited by John F. Cherry, Felipe Rojas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cherry, John F., editor.

Rojas, Felipe, editor.

Series:

Joukowsky Institute publication ; 7.

Joukowsky Institute Publication ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--History.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; Havertown, Pennsylvania : Oxbow Books, 2015.

Summary:

In 2014, the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World organized an international writing competition calling for accessible and engaging essays about any aspect of archaeology. Nearly 150 submissions from over two dozen countries were received. Archaeology for the People gathers the best of those entries. Their diverse topics-from the destruction of historic, urban gardens in contemporary Istanbul to the fall of the ancient Maya city- offer a taste of the global reach and relevance of archaeology. Their main common trait, however, is that they prove that archaeology can offer much more to a general audience than Indiana Jones or aliens building pyramids. All of the articles collected in this book combine sophisticated analysis of an exciting archeological problem with prose geared at a non-specialized audience. This book also offers a series of reflections on how and why to engage in dialogues about archaeology with people who are not specialists. These include a stunning photo-essay that captures the challenges of life at an archaeological site in northern Sudan, interviews with a number of leading archaeologists who have successfully written about archaeology for a broad public or who are actively engaged in practicing archaeology beyond academia, and a discussion of the experience of teaching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) about archaeology to over 40, 000 students. This book should be of interest to anyone who has wondered how and why to write about archaeology for people other than archaeologists.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Contributor Addresses and E-mails; Chapter 1: Introduction: What Is Archaeology for the People?; Chapter 2: The Sanctuary: The World's Oldest Temple and the Dawn of Civilization; Chapter 3: An Archaeology of Sustenance: The Endangered Market Gardens of Istanbul; Chapter 4: The Quest: Who Were the First Americans?; Chapter 5: Remembering Slack Farm; Chapter 6: Pot Biographies and Plunder; Chapter 7: The Decline and Fall of the Classic Maya City; Chapter 8: Digging Deep: A Hauntology of Cape Town

Chapter 9: Photo Essay: Eating in UronartiChapter 10: Who Are the People?; Chapter 11: Responses to the Archaeology for the People Questionnaire; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 20, 2016).

ISBN:

9781785701085

1785701088

OCLC:

950463716