The Power of Touch

Pye, Elizabeth

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“…Joanna Lea (2000) noted that because artifacts usually end up in museums after the excavations and analyses are complete, public archaeology education is critical when designing exhibits and educational programming so that visitors take away the message archaeologists intend for them. Elizabeth Pye (2007) wrote that because touch is one of our most important senses, allowing people to touch artifacts provides an opportunity and a space for people to connect with artifacts and the memories inscribed on them. Similarly, Sandra Dudley (2010) suggested that artifacts are more than the objects themselves: they are information packages, accessible to those who see them through a variety of educational materials and experiences.…”

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Touching the Past to Remember the Past

Dudley

Domeischel

2020

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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Although we, as archaeologists, recognize the value in teaching nonprofessionals about our discipline and the knowledge it generates about the human condition, there are few of these specialists compared to the number of archaeologists practicing today. In this introductory article to the special section titled “Touching the Past to Learn the Past,” we suggest that, because of our unique training as anthropologists and archaeologists, each of us has the potential to contribute to public archaeology education. By remembering our archaeological theory, such as social memory, we can use the artifacts we engage with on a daily basis to bridge the disconnect between what the public hopes to gain from our interactions and what we want to teach them. In this article, we outline our perspective and present an overview of the other three articles in this section that apply this approach in their educational endeavors.

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Section: How Have Artifacts Been Incorporated In Public Archaeology Ementioning

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“…In this special section, we build on efforts of previous scholars (e.g., Dudley 2010;Montenegro et al 2017;Pye 2007;Smardz 2000; Touching the Past to Remember the Past November 2020 | Advances in Archaeological Practice | A Journal of the Society for American Archaeology…”

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Touching the Past to Remember the Past

Dudley

Domeischel

2020

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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“…The visceral power of touch cannot be discounted either. Many individuals do not simply rely on visual stimuli to interact with their surroundings, but find the tactile dimensions of their environments equally as important to how they perceive and interact with the world around them (Pye 2007).…”

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Promoting a More Interactive Public Archaeology

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Adv. archaeol. pract.

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Stewards of the tangible past are increasingly embracing technologies that enable digital preservation of rare and fragile finds. The Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) partners with museums, cultural heritage locations, and collections repositories to create three-dimensional (3D) digital models of artifacts from archaeological sites distributed across the globe. In the VCL, undergraduate VCU students bring a fresh perspective unburdened by archaeological orthodoxy as they use a laser scanner to record artifact details, edit the resulting digital models, and print plastic replicas that are painted to resemble the original items. The 3D digital models and printed replicas allow for new ways of visualizing the past, while preserving the actual artifacts themselves. These forms of archaeological visualization enable the broader public and not just a narrow band of researchers to dynamically and meaningfully interact with rare and fragile objects in ways that would otherwise not be possible, empowering their own contributions to interpreting, understanding, and reimagining the past. We must embrace co-creation through virtual artifact curation and recognize that, while we sacrifice some control over the stories that are told about the past, more stories will be told and shared as pieces of the past become more accessible.

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Nationalism in Asia

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The Power of Touch

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