Sharing Archaeology: Academe, Practice and the Public

300 Pages·2015·3.95 MB·English

by  Peter Stone (Editor)

Sharing Archaeology
As a discipline, Archaeology has developed rapidly over the last half-century.
The increase in so-called ‘public archaeology’, with its wide range of televi-
sion programming, community projects, newspaper articles and enhanced
site-based interpretation, has taken archaeology from a closed academic dis-
cipline of interest to a tiny minority to a topic of increasing interest to the
general public. This book explores how archaeologists share information—
with specialists from other disciplines working within archaeology, other
archaeologists, and a range of non-specialist groups. It emphasises that to
adequately address contemporary levels of interest in their subject, archae-
ologists must work alongside and trust experts with an array of different
skills and specializations.
Drawing on case studies from eleven countries, Sharing Archaeology
explores a wide range of issues raised as the result of archaeologists’ com-
munication both within and outside the discipline. Examining best prac-
tice with wider implications and uses beyond the specifi ed case studies, the
chapters in this book raise questions as well as answers, provoking a critical
evaluation of how best to interact with varied audiences and enhance shar-
ing of archaeology.
Peter G. Stone is Head of School of Arts and Cultures and Professor of Heri-
tage Studies in the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies
at Newcastle University, UK. He has published widely on heritage manage-
ment, interpretation and education. Peter was Honorary Chief Executive
Offi cer of the World Archaeological Congress between 1998 and 2008. He
has worked with the North East Regional Development Agency regarding
the economic value of World Heritage Sites to the region; most of this eco-
nomic value is based around developing sustainable tourism. In 2003 Peter
was advisor to the Ministry of Defence regarding the identifi cation and pro-
tection of the archaeological cultural heritage in Iraq.
Zhao Hui is the Director of the School of Archaeology and Museology,
Peking University, China. He also is the Director of the Arthur M. Sackler
Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University. Since he gained his BA
in History in 1983 and his MA in History in 1986, he has devoted himself to
the research and teaching of Neolithic archaeology and fi eld archaeology at
the School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, for more than
20 years. He has directed several national-funded and international research
projects (e.g., C hinese Civilization Origin Studies, Settlement Evolution and
Early Civilizations, and Sino-Japan cooperated Archaeobotany Research of
Liangzhu Culture) .
Routledge Studies in Archaeology
1 An Archaeology of Materials 7 Materiality and Consumption in
Substantial Transformations in the Bronze Age Mediterranean
Early Prehistoric Europe Louise Steel
Chantal Conneller
8 Archaeology in Environment
2 Roman Urban Street Networks and Technology
Streets and the Organization of Intersections and
Space in Four Cities Transformations
Alan Kaiser Edited by David Frankel, Jennifer
M. Webb and Susan Lawrence
3 Tracing Prehistoric Social
Networks through 9 An Archaeology of Land
Technology Ownership
A Diachronic Perspective on the Edited by Maria Relaki and
Aegean Despina Catapoti
Edited by Ann Brysbaert
10 From Prehistoric Villages to
4 Hadrian’s Wall and the End of Cities
Empire Settlement Aggregation and
The Roman Frontier in the Community Transformation
4th and 5th Centuries Edited by Jennifer Birch
Rob Collins
11 Space and Time in
5 U.S. Cultural Diplomacy and Mediterranean Prehistory
Archaeology Edited by Stella Souvatzi and
Soft Power, Hard Heritage Athena Hadji
Christina Luke and Morag M.
Kersel 12 Open-Air Rock-Art
Conservation and
6 The Prehistory of Iberia Management
Debating Early Social Stratifi cation State of the Art and Future
and the State Perspectives
Edited by Maria Cruz Berrocal, Edited by Timothy Darvill
Leonardo García Sanjuán, and and António Pedro Batarda
Antonio Gilman Fernandes
13 Knowledge Networks and Craft 14 Sharing Archaeology
Traditions in the Ancient World Academe, Practice and
Material Crossovers the Public
Edited by Katharina Rebay- Edited by Peter G. Stone
Salisbury, Ann Brysbaert and and Zhao Hui
Lin Foxhall
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Sharing Archaeology
Academe, Practice and the Public
Edited by Peter G. Stone
and Zhao Hui
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sharing archaeology : academe, practice, and the public /
edited by Peter G. Stone and Zhao Hui.
pages cm — (Routledge studies in archaeology ; 14)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Communication in archaeology. 2. Archaeology—Social
aspects. 3. Sharing—Social aspects. 4. Community archaeology.
5. Archaeology—Methodology. 6. Archaeology—China. 7. Excavations
(Archaeology)—China. I. Stone, Peter G., 1957– II. Zhao, Hui, Professor.
CC82.S53 2015
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2014014370
ISBN: 978-0-415-74402-7 (hbk)
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Contents
Figures xi
Tables xv
Foreword xvii
1 Sharing Archaeology: Introduction 1
PETER G. STONE
2 Sharing Archaeology: An Obligation, Not a Choice 17
PETER G. STONE
3 Crossing Boundaries 36
THILO REHREN
4 Archaeology: Sharing with Whom? A Review of
‘Excavation Report of Hezhang Kele Site in 2000’ 47
L I LING
5 Information, Knowledge and Ideas: Archaeological Data and
Related Information–Dissemination of Knowledge 57
C AO BINGWU
6 Cultural Heritage Management and Public Participation:
The Site Preservation of Large-Scale Ancient Cities 66
SHAN JIXIANG
7 Conserving, Managing and Utilizing the World Heritage in
China: A Case of Yinxu Site, Anyang City, Henan Province 72
JIGEN TANG
8 Important to Whom? How Different Communities
Can Have Different Perceptions of the Value of an
Archaeological Site: A Case-Study from Xi’an, China 98
RUI PANG
viii Contents
9 The Workers’ and Farmers’ Archaeology of the
Cultural Revolution 109
WANG TAO
10 From Excavation to Dissemination—Breaking Down
the Barriers between Archaeology and the Public 117
SHAHINA FARID
11 The MATRIX Project (Making Archaeology
Teaching Relevant in the XXIst Century): An Approach
to the Effi cient Sharing of Professional Knowledge and
Skills with a Large Audience 132
K. ANNE PYBURN AND GEORGE S. SMITH
12 The Construction of the Chinese Archaeology Website and
Communication in Archaeology 141
ZHU NAICHENG AND QIAO YU
13 Sharing the Past: Archaeology and Community
Engagement in Southern Africa 150
INNOCENT PIKIRAYI
14 Involving the Public in Archaeological Fieldwork:
How Heritage Protection Policies Do Not Always
Serve Public Interests 167
DOMINIC PERRING
15 How to Share Archaeological Excavation in Situ with
the Public: A Case Study from Nanwang Site in Shandong
Province, China 180
JIALING FAN
16 Working with Communities to Share Cultural Knowledge
through Tourism: Principles and Practice 199
LYN LEADER-ELLIOTT
17 Preserving the Past, Enriching the Future: The Work of
Heritage Watch in Cambodia 215
DOUGALD O’REILLY
18 Illicit Traffi cking in Antiques and Sharing
Archaeology to Combat the Trade:
An Example from India 223
SURENDRA PACHAURI
Contents ix
19 Archaeology and Newspaper Reports: A Case
Study of Japan 238
AKIRA MATSUDA
20 Performing Places 247
MIKE PEARSON
21 Sharing Archaeology: Some Concluding Thoughts 261
MIKE CORBISHLEY
Contribu tors 269
Index 277