Past Meets Present: Archaeologists Partnering with Museum Curators, Teachers, and Community Groups

John H. Jameson, Sherene Baugher

Springer Science & Business Media, Apr 17, 2007 - Social Science - 466 pages

In the face of an increasing public interest and demand for information, archaeologists are starting to collaborate with historians, educators, interpreters, museum curators, exhibit designers, landscape architects, and other cultural resource specialists to devise the best strategies for translating an explosion of archaeological information for the public. In turn, some communities are partnering with archaeologists to become active players in the excavation, interpretation, and preservation of their heritage.

The last decade has witnessed numerous applications of public interpretation and outreach models and an increased interest in establishing partnerships between professional practitioners in public interpretation and educational institutions such as museums and schools. These developments have occurred in the context of a realization that community-based partnerships are the most effective mechanism for long-term success. It is clear that there is a need for a volume that addresses these latest trends and provides case studies of successful partnerships.

Contents

• An Introduction: 3
• Contributors: 16
• Some Observations on Methods: 35
• Interpreting the St Johns Site: 53
• Public Archaeology: 69
• A Commentary: 101
• Archaeological Education: 113
• Building Bridges Through Public Anthropology: 127
• To Hold it in My Hand: 149
• Community Archaeology: 169
• Bruce Fry Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada: 186
• Partnering with the Public: 187
• The Binghamton University: 203
• Hurry Historic St Marys City Commission St Marys City: 216
• Three Experiences: 217
• An Archaeologist: 231
• Strategies for Formal: 249
• Adventures in Archaeology at the Ontario Heritage Trust: 265
• 20 Years of Archaeology: 281
• On the Road: 299
• Protect and PresentParks Canada and Public Archaeology: 321
• Parks Canada CRM Policy: 367
• Interpreting: 411
• A Society for Historical: 427
• About the Authors: 443
• Whitney BattleBaptiste Africana Studies Research Center Cornell: 445

Bibliographic information

• Title: Past Meets Present: Archaeologists Partnering with Museum Curators, Teachers, and Community Groups
• Editors: John H. Jameson, Sherene Baugher
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media, 2007
• ISBN: 0387482164, 9780387482163
• Length: 466 pages
• Subjects: Art / Criticism & Theory; Art / Techniques / General; History / Social History; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Social Science / Archaeology