Public Archaeology for the Twenty-First Century

James F. Brooks and Jeremy M. Moss have collected essays from twenty-seven scholars and community members to illuminate archaeological sites like ancient “water courts” at Mound Key in Florida, the lost Black cemetery at Nashville Zoo, fur-trade-era Fort Michilimackinac, and Arizona’s Gila Bend Internment Camp.

In Public Archaeology for the Twenty-First Century, James F. Brooks and Jeremy M. Moss have collected essays from twenty-seven scholars and community members to illuminate archaeological sites like ancient “water courts” at Mound Key in Florida, the lost Black cemetery at Nashville Zoo, fur-trade-era Fort Michilimackinac, and Arizona’s Gila Bend Internment Camp. Each case offers readers an experience that enlivens the past while
speaking to the present.

These essays wrestle with key tensions in the field of public archaeology. What do we mean by “public”? Is this site public facing or public participating? Does “public” simply imply simplifications in scholarly rigor or does it require more creative attention to methods of analysis and interpretation to render stories sensible for those beyond the academy?

In the broadest sense, these chapters explore the relationship between archaeological practice, the representation of archaeology and history, and our varied publics. This requires not only consultation with varied stakeholders but also collaborative partnerships with descendant communities who have direct connections to the heritage resources we wish to share.

Contributor: James F. Brooks (Edited by), Jeremy M. Moss (Edited by), Koji Lau-Ozawa (Contributions by), Victor Thompson (Contributions by), Meg Gaillard (Contributions by), Kathlyn Guttman (Contributions by), Tori Mason (Contributions by), Kate Sproul (Contributions by), Stephanie Sperling (Contributions by), David Brown (Contributions by), Philip Levy (Contributions by), Elizabeth Reetz (Contributions by), Katherine Hodge (Contributions by), Jeanne Moe (Contributions by), Erika Malo (Contributions by), Molly Boeka Cannon (Contributions by), Anna Cohen (Contributions by), Matthew Guebard (Contributions by), Sharlot Hart (Contributions by), Kristin Montaperto (Contributions by), Jessica Taylor (Contributions by), Ashley McCuistion (Contributions by), David Muraca (Contributions by), Tara Beresh (Contributions by), Jade Robison (Contributions by), Iraida Rodriguez (Contributions by), Thane Harpole (Contributions by)

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