Past Meets Present

by Jameson, John H., Jr.; Baugher, Sherene

• ISBN13: 9780387476667
• ISBN10: 0387476660
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

In these times of decreasing funding to humanities and social sciences, program directors are reluctant to undertake outreach projects that they assume require large budgets. The selected case studies in Past Meets Present, however, reflect modest start-up costs, demonstrating that success need not be tied to big bank rolls. The lesson to be derived from these modestly funded projects is that peoples' attitudes and initiatives make the difference. Focusing on a broad range of successful public archaeology programs in schools and local communities, this book addresses a wide range of developments and standards for effective public interpretation, education, and outreach in archaeology.

Table of Contents

Historic Sites and Museums	p. 1
Public Interpretation, Outreach, and Partnering: An Introduction	p. 3
Reaching Out to the Bureaucracy and Beyond: Archaeology at Louisbourg and Parks Canada	p. 19
When the Digging is Over: Some Observations on Methods of Interpreting Archaeological Sites for the Public	p. 35
The Whole Site is the Artifact: Interpreting the St. John's Site, St. Mary's City, Maryland	p. 53
The Archaeology of Conviction: Public Archaeology at Port Arthur Historic Site	p. 69
Ethnic Communities	p. 87
Engaging Local Communities in Archaeology: Observations from a Maya site in Yucatan, Mexico	p. 89
The Other from Within: A Commentary	p. 101
Archaeological Outreach and Indigenous Communities: A Personal Commentary	p. 107
New Ways of Looking at the Past: Archaeological Education at the Houston Museum of Natural Science	p. 113
Building Bridges Through Public Anthropology in the Haudenosaunee Homeland	p. 127
To Hold it in My Hand	p. 149
Universities	p. 167
Outport Archaeology: Community Archaeology in Newfoundland	p. 169
Service-Learning: Partnering with the Public as a Component of College Archaeology Courses	p. 187
Partners in Preservation: The Binghamton University Community Archaeology Program	p. 203
Archaeology to the Lay Public in Brazil: Three Experiences	p. 217
Public Schools	p. 229
Archaeology for Education Needs: An Archaeologist and an Educator Discuss Archaeology in the Baltimore County Public Schools	p. 231
Audience, Situation, Style: Strategies for Formal and Informal Archaeological Outreach Programs	p. 249
Adventures in Archaeology at the Ontario Heritage Trust	p. 265
Excavating the Past: 20 Years of Archaeology with Long Island, NY Students	p. 281
Transportation Collections: On the Road to Public Education	p. 299
Public Agencies and Professional Organizations	p. 319
Protect and Present-Parks Canada and Public Archaeology in Atlantic Canada	p. 321
Making Connections through Archaeology: Partnering with Communities and Teachers in the National Park Service	p. 339
Engaging the Public: Parks Canada CRM Policy and Archaeological Presentation	p. 367
Archaeology Outreach: It Takes A Community	p. 379
Smart Planning and Innovative Public Outreach: The Quintessential Mix for the Future of Archaeology	p. 393
Beyond Famous Men and Women: Interpreting Historic Burial Grounds and Cemeteries	p. 411
Unlocking the Past: A Society for Historical Archaeology Public Awareness and Education Project	p. 427
About the Authors	p. 443
Index	p. 455
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