Hard roads to travel

Lessons learnt from practising community archaeology

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ID6154086
AuthorsFaye Sayer (0000-0002-9150-1665, Manchester Metropolitan University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume9
Issue4
Pages248-266
Publication date2022-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Archaeology & Heritage (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2051-8196 • E-ISSN: 2051-820X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/20518196.2022.2041341
OpenAlexW4220842830
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited34

Manchester Centre for Public History and Heritage has developed community archaeology projects with marginalized communities, and within areas where archaeology is often disregarded, socially, economically, and politically. These projects use approaches based on the co-production of historical and archaeological knowledge, and have ethical implications for academics and participants; projects actively engaging the public in archaeology often do so by linking modern day communities to historical communities, and in this process uncover uncomfortable truths and painful pasts. To explore the issues raised by this work, this paper self and collaboratively reflects on experiences from two contrasting community archaeology projects in the UK and Nigeria. This discusses lessons learnt from these 'socially engaged' community archaeology projects, including contentious and unanticipated aspects that arose in the field, and such issues as dealing with conflicting values, ensuring long-term sustainability, supporting duty of care, and understanding psychological and emotional risk

Archaeology · Sociology · Sustainability · Work (physics · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · History

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