Airborne laser scanning or lidar has now been used by archaeologists for twenty years, with
many of the first applications relying on data acquired by public agencies seeking to …

This paper focuses on two trends in the debate over the scope and nature of public
archaeology. The first is a growing concern to define and codify its disciplinary boundaries …

It is possible to identify four approaches to public archaeology: educational, public relations,
pluralist, and critical. The most significant divide in the discourse of public archaeology over …

Archaeologists have a responsibility to use their research to engage people and provide
opportunities for the public to interact with cultural heritage and interpret it on their own …

In this article I caution the assertions made in the 2018 volume of NAR on the future of
archaeology that archaeology is well on its way to decolonising itself and that …

This paper seeks to initiate a conversation about methodology in public and community
archaeology through an examination of the use of case studies. Case studies enable the …

“Heritage interpretation” is generally conceived as the development and presentation of
knowledge about the past for public audiences. Most obviously evidenced in descriptive …

We participated in the research of a post-emancipation African American site in Texas that
involved a community outreach programme with local descendants. We worked with the …

This study presents the construction and validation of a formal conceptual model, or domain
ontology, useful for the formal representation and analysis of conversations on heritage …

In this paper, my aim is to remake a powerful case for an open archaeology that is always
collaborative, participatory, and public–but also feminist and activist. Drawing on more than …