AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM ARCHAEOLOGY
Swain Hedley
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TWARDA
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Cambridge University Press
Data premiery:
2007-10-01
ISBN:
9780521860765
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Hedley Swain is Head of Early London History and Collections at the Museum of London and chair of the British Society of Museum Archaeologists. He is an honorary lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology University College London and an instructor at the University of London. Swain has published widely on museum and archaeological matters and is the author of several major surveys of museum archaeology in Britain.A practical extensively referenced resource covering all aspects of museum archaeology.An Introduction to Museum Archaeology provides a comprehensive survey and synthesis of all aspects of current museum practice in relation to the discipline of archaeology. This is an essential text for anyone studying museums archaeology or cultural heritage and a reference for those working in these fields.An Introduction to Museum Archaeology provides a comprehensive survey and synthesis of all aspects of current museum practice in relation to the discipline of archaeology. This is an essential text for anyone studying museums archaeology or cultural heritage and a reference for those working in these fields.An Introduction to Museum Archaeology provides a comprehensive survey and synthesis of all aspects of current museum practice in relation to the discipline of archaeology. Drawing heavily on examples it deconstructs the different challenges posed by trying to tell archaeological stories in museum buildings and on related sites. The final section sums up the state of museum archaeology in the early 21st century and discusses the major issues it is currently confronting. There is also a detailed list of every museum and exhibit mentioned in the book with a Web address and an exhaustive list of references. An Introduction to Museum Archaeology provides an essential text for anyone studying museums archaeology or cultural heritage and a reference for those working in these fields. It is full of detailed information and discusses concepts and provides the context for current debates.Part I. Introduction: 1. What for whom?: 2. Origins and influences: 3. Current aims scope and theory: 4. The legal framework: 5. Geographic scope: Part II. Collections: 6. Archaeological collections: 7. Excavation archives: 8. Human remains: 9. Research: 10. Conservation and collections care: Part III. Interpretation: 11. The visiting public: 12. Displaying archaeology: methods: 13. Displaying archaeology: examples: 14. Schools public and community programmes: Part IV. Conclusions: 15. Conclusions: 16. Museums mentioned in text.An Introduction to Museum Archaeology is an accessible account of museum archaeology in England as seen by one of its most active and visible exponents. Usefully each chapter contains a short list of key texts and the museums and exhibitions cited in this book are included in an appendix AntiquityData Publikacji: 2007-10-01
Wymiary: 228 mm 152 mm 22 mm 700 gr
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