Can you hear me at the back? Archaeology, communication and society

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ID7175229
AutoresC Holtorf (0000-0002-0557-9651, Länssjukhuset i Kalmar, autor correspondente)
Ano2007
Volume10
Fascículo2-3
Páginas149-165
Data de publicação2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEuropean Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1461957108095982
OpenAlexW2119644408
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas33
Referências citadas15

Archaeologists often enjoy the role of giving the people what the people want, at least, so long as that is information about the past. But besides the ambition to enlighten people about the past, there are at least two alternative approaches concerning the way archaeology communicates with its publics in society. One considers archaeology a business and sees people as potential customers who need to be persuaded to buy the products of archaeology. Another approach advocates democratic participation of people in archaeology and wishes to accommodate people's own preferences regarding archaeological studies. The point of this article is not to choose between these different models of communication but to ensure that future debates about the relations between archaeology and society will be informed by a better understanding of some fundamentally different approaches concerning the aims and character of archaeology's communication with various public audiences. Hopefully this discussion will also benefit very specific, future projects in public archaeology and thus ultimately serve both the archaeologists and their publics

Archaeological theory · Archaeology · Character (mathematics · Conflict archaeology · Democracy · Historical archaeology · Point (geometry · Political science · Politics · Prehistoric archaeology · Publics · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law