What is community archaeology?
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in World Archaeology
- Vol. 34 (2), 211-219
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0043824022000007062
Abstract
Community archaeology, understood as a distinctive set of practices within the wider discipline, is a relatively new development. Its most important distinguishing characteristic is the relinquishing of at least partial control of a project to the local community. This introduction takes a preliminary look at where this kind of archaeology is being carried out around the world and outlines what marks it out as different from other kinds of archaeology. In conclusion, it is suggested that community archaeology has a unique, if not critical, contribution to make to the future development of archaeology as a genuinely worldwide discipline.Keywords
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