The Reconstructed Past Reconstructions in the Public Interpretation of Archaeology and History

by Jameson, John H., Jr.; Blockley, Marion; Brown III, Marley R.; Brush, Karen A.; Chappell, Edward A.; Daniels-Dwyer, Robert; Distretti, Joe; Fowler, Peter J.; Fry, Bruce W.; Jameson, John H.; Killebrew, Ann E.; Kuttruff, Carl; Linebaugh, Donald W.; Mackint

• ISBN13: 9780759103764
• ISBN10: 0759103763
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-27
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Collection of original articles that examines issues in reconstructing archaeological sites fo the public, both physically and virtually. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
DWIGHT T. PITCAITHLEY
Introduction: Archaeology and Reconstructions	1	(20)
JOHN H. JAMESON JR.
PART I. DEFINITIONS AND HISTORY
1 Walden Pond and Beyond: The Restoration Archaeology of Roland Wells Robbins	21	(26)
DONALD W. LINEBAUGH
2 Archaeological Authenticity and Reconstruction at Colonial Williamsburg	47	(18)
MARLEY R. BROWN III AND EDWARD A. CHAPPELL
3 National Park Service Reconstruction Policy and Practice	65	(12)
BARRY MACKINTOSH
PART II. MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS FOR INTERPRETATION AND SITE MANAGEMENT
4 Reconstruction Dilemmas at George Washington's Blacksmith Shop	77	(14)
ESTHER C. WHITE
5 Reconstruction Policy and Purpose at Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort	91	(12)
HAROLD MYTUM
6 Bede's World, A Late-Twentieth-Century Creation of an Early Medieval Landscape	103	(24)
PETER FOWLER AND SUSAN MILLS
7 Reflections on a Reconstruction of the Ancient Qasrin Synagogue and Village	127	(20)
ANN E. KILLEBREW
8 Replication or Interpretation of the Iroquoian Longhouse	147	(20)
RONALD E WILLIAMSON
9 Reconstruction, Interpretation, and Education at Fort Loudoun	167	(10)
JOE P DISTRETTI AND CARL KUTTRUFF
10 The Ironbridge Gorge: Preservation, Reconstruction, and Presentation of Industrial Heritage	177	(22)
MARION BLOCKLEY
11 Designing the Past at Fortress Louisbourg	199	(16)
BRUCE W. FRY
12 Lessons Learned at Bent's Old Fort and Fort Union Trading Post	215	(18)
RODD L. WHEATON
13 Emergency Ruins Preservation and Restoration at Homolovi Ruins State Park	233	(16)
LYNN A. NEAL
PART III. VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTIONS
14 Modeling Amarra: Computer Reconstructions of an Egyptian Palace	249	(12)
KAREN A. BRUSH
15 Beyond the Artist's Impression: From Photo-Realism to Integrated Reconstruction in Buildings Archaeology	261	(12)
ROBERT DANIELS-DWYER
PART IV THE FUTURE OF RECONSTRUCTION
16 The Value of Reconstructions: An Archaeological Perspective	273	(14)
VERGIL E. NOBLE
Index	287	(14)
About the Contributors	301