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Participatory Augering: A methodology for challenging perceptions of archaeology and landscape change

Tully, G.; Allen, M.J.

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M.J. Allen



Abstract

Public engagement is a significant feature of twenty-first-century archaeological practice. While more diverse audiences are connecting with the discipline in a multitude of ways, public perceptions of archaeology are still marred by stereotypes. Community excavations of ‘sites’ to discover ‘treasures’ which tell us about the ‘past’ overshadow other forms of public research output and hinder the potential of the discipline to contribute to contemporary society more widely. This paper proposes participatory augering as an active public engagement method that challenges assumptions about the nature of archaeological practice by focusing on interpretation at a landscape-scale. Through exploration of recent participatory augering research by the REFIT Project and Environmental Archaeologist Mike Allen, this paper demonstrates how the public can contribute to active archaeological research by exploring narratives of landscape change. Evaluation of the existing case studies reflects the potential of the approach to engage audiences with new archaeological methods and narratives which have the potential to transform perceptions of the discipline and, through knowledge exchange, drive community-led contributions to contemporary landscape management.

Citation

Tully, G., & Allen, M. (2017). Participatory Augering: A methodology for challenging perceptions of archaeology and landscape change. Public Archaeology, 16(3-4), 191-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/14655187.2018.1496519

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 4, 2018
Online Publication Date Aug 16, 2018
Publication Date 2017
Deposit Date Jul 4, 2018
Publicly Available Date Aug 17, 2018
Journal Public Archaeology
Print ISSN 1465-5187
Electronic ISSN 1753-5530
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 3-4
Pages 191-213
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14655187.2018.1496519

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Advance online version © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.





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