Neil G W Curtis
Biographic Data
| ID | 76978 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil G W Curtis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil G W |
| FAMILY NAME | Curtis |
| SIGNATURE | CURTIS N G W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 67 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Material Culture, Museums, and the Creation of Multiple Meanings
This chapter aims to show that ideas of the sacred, the numinous, and the contested, rather than of the rational, are most important in understanding how the meanings of material culture are formed and the role of museums. It considers how museums have offered rich contexts in which the changing, conflicting, and multiple meanings of material culture have developed. Scottish national identity, contested and unsettled, is shown in the contribution…
The Thing about Replicas-Why Historic Replicas Matter
Reproduction of archaeological material was a significant and serious enterprise for antiquarians and museums in the long nineteenth century. Replicas embed many stories and embody considerable past human energy. Behind their creation, circulation, use, and after-life lies a series of specific social networks and relationships that determined why, when, and in what circumstances they were valued, or not. Summarising the context of their productio…
Repatriation From Scottish Museums
Museums in Scotland have been involved in a number of high-profile repatriation cases over the past 20 years, including Glasgow Museums' return of the Ghost Dance Shirt in 1999, the repatriation of human remains from the University of Edinburgh since 1991, and the repatriation by the University of Aberdeen of a sacred bundle in 2003. This paper considers the approaches taken to the repatriation of human remains and sacred items by museums in Scot…
The original may yet be discovered
Among the leaf-shaped swords in the collections of the University of Aberdeen are three that have been recorded as having similar provenances in Kincardineshire. University museum records show that they have been described in very different ways over the two centuries since the first of them was reported as a ‘Roman gladius’. Since then discussion has varied, now focusing on whether they were made in the later Bronze Age or if they are recent rep…
An unusual pair of Roman bronze vessels from Stoneywood, Aberdeen, and other Roman finds from north-east Scotland
The provenance of two Roman bronze vessels in the collections of Marischal Museum has recently been discovered in the journal of Rev John Skinner’s 1825 Northern Tour. The reliability of this source is discussed, alongside a consideration of the antiquarian networks of the time. The vessels comprise a dipper and strainer set: unusually, the strainer is unfinished, and possible implications of this are considered. An Appendix catalogues other, mos…
Universal museums, museum objects and repatriation
This paper discusses the contribution of the 2003'Declaration on the Importance and Value of Universal Museums' to the debate on repatriation. The'Universalist' approach taken by the Declaration is first considered, noting the implications of its emphasis on art, the heritage of museums and objects, along with its focus on the sculpture of ancient Greece and the enlightenment origin of museums such as the British Museum. It is argued that it reve…
A continuous process of relnterpretation’
A continuous process of relnterpretation’
(2005). ‘A continuous process of relnterpretation’: The challenge of the universal and rational museum. Public Archaeology: Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 50-56
Human remains
The treatment of human remains has become a very contentious issue, with a range of legal, moral and political pressures now weighing on archaeologists and museum curators. Attempts to respond to this changing cultural context have often tried to show an increased respect for the dead, though it is argued here that these have sometimes had counter-productive results. This paper discusses some of the complex ways in which living people have a stak…
Two Previously Unrecorded Jadeite Axeheads from North-east Scotland
The collections of Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen include three jadeite axeheads (Fig. 1) which probably come from prehistoric Scottish contexts. This short note aims to bring them to the attention of others interested in these spectacular objects, in the hope that further work will help their place in Scottish prehistory to be better understood. One of the axeheads (ABDUA:39404) has already been published (Murray, 1994, 104; Batey & Ki…
Universal museums, museum objects and repatriation
This paper discusses the contribution of the 2003'Declaration on the Importance and Value of Universal Museums' to the debate on repatriation. The'Universalist' approach taken by the Declaration is first considered, noting the implications of its emphasis on art, the heritage of museums and objects, along with its focus on the sculpture of ancient Greece and the enlightenment origin of museums such as the British Museum. It is argued that it reve…
The Thing about Replicas-Why Historic Replicas Matter
Reproduction of archaeological material was a significant and serious enterprise for antiquarians and museums in the long nineteenth century. Replicas embed many stories and embody considerable past human energy. Behind their creation, circulation, use, and after-life lies a series of specific social networks and relationships that determined why, when, and in what circumstances they were valued, or not. Summarising the context of their productio…
Human remains
The treatment of human remains has become a very contentious issue, with a range of legal, moral and political pressures now weighing on archaeologists and museum curators. Attempts to respond to this changing cultural context have often tried to show an increased respect for the dead, though it is argued here that these have sometimes had counter-productive results. This paper discusses some of the complex ways in which living people have a stak…
Repatriation From Scottish Museums
Museums in Scotland have been involved in a number of high-profile repatriation cases over the past 20 years, including Glasgow Museums' return of the Ghost Dance Shirt in 1999, the repatriation of human remains from the University of Edinburgh since 1991, and the repatriation by the University of Aberdeen of a sacred bundle in 2003. This paper considers the approaches taken to the repatriation of human remains and sacred items by museums in Scot…
A continuous process of relnterpretation’
(2005). ‘A continuous process of relnterpretation’: The challenge of the universal and rational museum. Public Archaeology: Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 50-56
Two Previously Unrecorded Jadeite Axeheads from North-east Scotland
The collections of Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen include three jadeite axeheads (Fig. 1) which probably come from prehistoric Scottish contexts. This short note aims to bring them to the attention of others interested in these spectacular objects, in the hope that further work will help their place in Scottish prehistory to be better understood. One of the axeheads (ABDUA:39404) has already been published (Murray, 1994, 104; Batey & Ki…
Two Previously Unrecorded Jadeite Axeheads from North-east Scotland
The collections of Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen include three jadeite axeheads (Fig. 1) which probably come from prehistoric Scottish contexts. This short note aims to bring them to the attention of others interested in these spectacular objects, in the hope that further work will help their place in Scottish prehistory to be better understood. One of the axeheads (ABDUA:39404) has already been published (Murray, 1994, 104; Batey & Ki…
Human remains
The treatment of human remains has become a very contentious issue, with a range of legal, moral and political pressures now weighing on archaeologists and museum curators. Attempts to respond to this changing cultural context have often tried to show an increased respect for the dead, though it is argued here that these have sometimes had counter-productive results. This paper discusses some of the complex ways in which living people have a stak…
A continuous process of relnterpretation’
A continuous process of relnterpretation’
(2005). ‘A continuous process of relnterpretation’: The challenge of the universal and rational museum. Public Archaeology: Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 50-56
Universal museums, museum objects and repatriation
This paper discusses the contribution of the 2003'Declaration on the Importance and Value of Universal Museums' to the debate on repatriation. The'Universalist' approach taken by the Declaration is first considered, noting the implications of its emphasis on art, the heritage of museums and objects, along with its focus on the sculpture of ancient Greece and the enlightenment origin of museums such as the British Museum. It is argued that it reve…
An unusual pair of Roman bronze vessels from Stoneywood, Aberdeen, and other Roman finds from north-east Scotland
The provenance of two Roman bronze vessels in the collections of Marischal Museum has recently been discovered in the journal of Rev John Skinner’s 1825 Northern Tour. The reliability of this source is discussed, alongside a consideration of the antiquarian networks of the time. The vessels comprise a dipper and strainer set: unusually, the strainer is unfinished, and possible implications of this are considered. An Appendix catalogues other, mos…
The original may yet be discovered
Among the leaf-shaped swords in the collections of the University of Aberdeen are three that have been recorded as having similar provenances in Kincardineshire. University museum records show that they have been described in very different ways over the two centuries since the first of them was reported as a ‘Roman gladius’. Since then discussion has varied, now focusing on whether they were made in the later Bronze Age or if they are recent rep…
Repatriation From Scottish Museums
Museums in Scotland have been involved in a number of high-profile repatriation cases over the past 20 years, including Glasgow Museums' return of the Ghost Dance Shirt in 1999, the repatriation of human remains from the University of Edinburgh since 1991, and the repatriation by the University of Aberdeen of a sacred bundle in 2003. This paper considers the approaches taken to the repatriation of human remains and sacred items by museums in Scot…
The Thing about Replicas-Why Historic Replicas Matter
Reproduction of archaeological material was a significant and serious enterprise for antiquarians and museums in the long nineteenth century. Replicas embed many stories and embody considerable past human energy. Behind their creation, circulation, use, and after-life lies a series of specific social networks and relationships that determined why, when, and in what circumstances they were valued, or not. Summarising the context of their productio…
Material Culture, Museums, and the Creation of Multiple Meanings
This chapter aims to show that ideas of the sacred, the numinous, and the contested, rather than of the rational, are most important in understanding how the meanings of material culture are formed and the role of museums. It considers how museums have offered rich contexts in which the changing, conflicting, and multiple meanings of material culture have developed. Scottish national identity, contested and unsettled, is shown in the contribution…
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · History (6 works) · Museums and Cultural Heritage (6 works) · Art (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Repatriation (3 works)