Type of Work
Research Paper - Limited Access
Publication Date
2018
Description
Opening archaeology to the public as a means to help advocate for equality allows communities to have a say in their past and use it as a tool to help the marginalized communities. However, in order to understand the best way to proceed with community-engaged archaeology, its best to look at other examples of how archeologists have approached the subject. In this paper, I examine how archaeology and narratives of the past have been employed in advocacy campaigns by both archaeologists and marginalized communities across the globe. I compare and contrast how archaeologists and activists have approached archaeology as an avenue to advocate for disadvantaged communities. This research provides the context in which I situate the Forging Identities: Past and Present, a community-engaged archaeology project in Bucium, Romania. By exploring the variability in public archaeology projects across the globe, our research project can can help spread awareness about social and economic issues in Romania, and possibly be used to help change some of these issues.
Hamilton Areas of Study
Anthropology
Hamilton Sponsoring Organization
Levitt Public Affairs Center
Hamilton Scholarship Series
Levitt Summer Research Fellowship
Hamilton Faculty Advisor
Colin Quinn