Public Archaeology 2.0

Facilitating engagement with Twitter

Bibliographic Data

ID21223481
AuthorsNicolas R Laracuente (University of Kentucky, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume2
Pages81
Publication date2016-12-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAP: Online Journal in Public Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2171-6315 • E-ISSN: 2171-6315
PublisherJAS Arqueologia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.23914/ap.v2i0.15
OpenAlexW2591660448
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited4

Public archaeology increases public awareness of archaeological issues and their practical applications to modern social concerns. Classroom visits, hands-on activities, site tours, and other events give archaeologists the opportunity to engage the public and transfer knowledge through face-to-face interaction. However, engagement ends at the conclusion of the event, leaving the audience with an incomplete understanding of the subject. Twitter, a social media application, transcends these spatial and temporal limitations by allowing sustained multi-directional communication among archaeologists, their audience and others who never attended the original event. However, there are problems with assessing the success of public archaeology projects and the presentation format differs dramatically from traditional forms of publication

Archaeology · Audience participation · Media studies · Political science · Public engagement · Public relations · Social media · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · History · Museums and Cultural Heritage

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