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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453476403321

Autore

Smith Laurajane

Titolo

Heritage, communities and archaeology / / Laurajane Smith & Emma Waterton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury, , 2009

ISBN

1-4725-2134-X

1-4725-2133-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 pages)

Collana

Duckworth debates in archaeology

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology and state

Archaeology - Social aspects

Communication in archaeology

Cultural property - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-168) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Heritage, communities and archaeology : a history -- Material culture, memory and identity -- Community dissonance -- Having a stake -- Museums and communities -- Digital communities -- Conclusion : working together.

Sommario/riassunto

This book traces the development of ''community archaeology'', identifying both its advantages and disadvantages by describing how and why tensions have arisen between archaeological and community understandings of the past. The focus of this book is the conceptual disjunction between heritage and data and the problems this poses for both archaeologists and communities in communicating and engaging with each other. In order to explain the extent of the miscommunication that can occur, the authors examine the ways in which a range of community groups, including communities of expertise, define