Additional Information

Course Number

ANTH442

Course Level

Course Description

Explores the uses and environments for archaeological work through a discussion of museum, electronic media, heritage settings, outdoor history museums, including the legal environment that offers protection for archaeological remains. The course exposes students to the majority of cultural media within which archaeology is currently practiced. The interdisciplinary course is a survey of the progress made within and beyond anthropology in understanding the function of heritage, public memory, tourism, and the other popular uses of materials from the past, including the progress made in linguistics psychology and other cognitive disciplines in understanding the purpose of the past.

Syllabus Available

No

Notes

Course description available on the Anthropology department's website. Please contact department for further information.

Additional tags: public archaeology; interdisciplinary; public memory; tourism

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Integrity of Research Methodology
• Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 2: Responsibility for the conservation of the historic environment
• Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch

Keywords & Terms

• Accountability
• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
• Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
• Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
• Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups

Topics & Issues

• Digital Archaeology, Social Media, and Ethics Online
• Heritage and Archaeological Tourism
• Heritage Management
• Interdisciplinary Research
• Interpreting the Past
• Landscape Issues, Archaeology, and Ethics
• Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
• Museum and Display Ethics
• Public Archaeology
• Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
• Public Memory and Public Space