Commercial archaeology in the UK:

Orange, Hilary; Perring, Dominic

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“…Exemplen lyfter en variation av förslag, som alla på sina sätt har potential att bidra till arbetet med angelägna samhällsfrågor som rör ut bildning, social hållbarhet, tillväxt, vård och ett framtida inkluderande samhälle. I jämförelse med hur uppdragsarkeologi är organiserad i andra länder, är förut sättningarna i Sverige goda för att skapa en sådan utvecklad uppdragsarkeologi ( se diskussion i Bofinger & Krausse 2012, Florjanowicz 2016, Kristiansen 2009, Orange & Perring 2017, PargaDans 2019, Ravn 2013, Schlanger & Aitchison 2010, Stefánsdóttir 2019, van der Linde et al 2018, Watson 2019, Webley et al 2012, Willems 2014. Det har aldrig funnits så många högutbildade arkeologer inom svensk uppdragsarkeologi som nu, forskning har aldrig tidigare präglat så stora delar av verksamheterna och styrdokument har tidigare inte så tydligt som nu förankrat uppdragsarkeologins verksamheter i relation till nationella kulturpoli tiska mål och målen för kulturmiljöarbetet.…”

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In this text we discuss how Swedish contract archaeology can develop its socialengagement by creating new areas of relevance to society, beyond the generalactivities of disseminating results. We do so by giving concrete examples of howthis can be done, using archaeological excavations as a starting point. The examplesinclude engaging the local community in future planning for a social sustainableliving environment, collaboration with the tourism sector, development of teachingmaterials for secondary schools, memory training for people with acquired braindamage, and school programs focusing on a socially sustainable and inclusive society.The purpose of the text is to inspire change, by showing development opportunitiesfor future contract archaeology that will benefit both performers and recipients,and contribute to society’s multifaceted needs.

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“…Commercial archaeology in the UK is a complex landscape of contract work with many barriers to outreach. Unfavourable attitudes towards public engagement are far from uncommon among both clients and archaeological management (Everill 2009;Goskar 2012;Nixon 2018;Orange and Perring 2017;Perring 2015;Southport Group 2011;Zorzin 2016), despite a general level of support for outreach within the profession (Richardson et al 2018). Overcoming the ingrained institutional perspectives towards outreach in developer-led archaeology is undoubtedly one of the main obstacles engagement practitioners will have to battle.…”

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“…Indeed, inherent institutional prejudices towards public engagement (Goskar 2012;Orange and Perring 2017), particularly involving social media, may be the biggest barrier to the adoption of digital outreach. Demonstrating the financial value of engaging with the public to commercially motivated archaeological organisations presents a difficult, though not insurmountable, challenge.…”

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Digital Public Archaeology at Must Farm: A Critical Assessment of Social Media Use for Archaeological Engagement

Wakefield

2020

Internet Archaeol.

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Digital public archaeology is increasingly exploring social networks as platforms for online outreach initiatives. Despite a growing body of literature concerning archaeological engagement on social media there are few examinations of such applications in practice. This research critically assesses the current discussions surrounding archaeological social media use before exploring commercial digital outreach at Must Farm, Cambridgeshire. Quantitative examinations of the project's Facebook metrics and qualitative comment analyses are employed to assess whether audiences were meaningfully engaged by these online strategies. The research concludes there is substantial value in using social networks to communicate archaeology and provides recommendations for future applications.

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“…Hence a sequence of general reconnaissance and detailed evaluation, ideally brought together in a site-specific deposit model structured by spacing, status and preservation (Carver 2003, 61), was needed to define mitigation strategies. Alleviating impacts became fieldwork's first priority, full excavation its last (Orange and Perring 2017). This UK change again had its counterpart in mainland Europe (Cooney 2009;Novakoviç et al 2016;Stefánsdóttir 2019).…”

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The Post-excavation Analysis and Archiving of Outputs from Complex, Multi-period Landscape Investigations: the example of Heslington East, York

Roskams

2020

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This article discusses the post-excavation analysis and archiving of data generated by fieldwork undertaken at Heslington East near York in the UK. This project, stretching over two decades, involved two commercial companies and a student training and local community element, and recently concluded with a thematic publication (Roskams and Neal 2020). The article has twin objectives. First, on a theoretical level, it reflects on the complex challenges that arise when attempting to combine diverse stratigraphic, spatial and assemblage data from different sources to reach meaningful interpretations of an extensive, multi-period landscape. Second, on a practical level, it aims to act as an introduction to the project's archives to make them accessible to future audiences, something that is essential if we are to enable any re-interpretation of the site. I suggest that such archives embody a series of transformations. These comprise first the interpretation of reconnaissance and evaluation procedures, converted to generate an excavation strategy, something briefly summarised here. I then discuss at greater length: the processes of post-excavation analysis of stratigraphic and spatial data, and their relationship with the MoRPHE requirement (Historic England 2006) to select particular assemblages for detailed analysis; linking the latter, specialist reports on selected assemblages to preliminary interpretations of site evidence, an iterative process that creates more soundly based understanding; and the recasting of summaries of the most significant evidence in these secondary interpretations to fit the thematic organisation of the published report. I argue that each of these hierarchically ordered transformations needs to be understood if we are to facilitate effective re-use of site archives.

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Commercial archaeology in the UK:

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Digital Public Archaeology at Must Farm: A Critical Assessment of Social Media Use for Archaeological Engagement

The Post-excavation Analysis and Archiving of Outputs from Complex, Multi-period Landscape Investigations: the example of Heslington East, York

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