SYMPOSIUM

SHA Annual Meeting
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
All-day Session, Friday, January 7, 2000
John H. Jameson, Organizer
John H. Jameson and Pierre Desrosiers, Co-chairs
 

"Giving the Public Its Due: New Horizons in the Public Interpretation of Archaeology" 

Abstract:  At the beginning of the new millennium, many archaeologists have come to realize that they cannot afford to be detached from mechanisms and programs that convey archaeological information to the lay public. In conjunction with efforts to instill a greater awareness and appreciation of archaeology in formal classroom settings, many archaeologists and cultural resource specialists are devising new approaches to public interpretation in a variety of settings. In the face of an increasing public interest and demand for information, archaeologists are collaborating with historians, educators, interpreters, museum curators, exhibit designers, and other cultural resource specialists to devise the best strategies for translating an explosion of archaeological information for the public. This session addresses a wide range of recent developments and approaches to the public interpretation of archaeology.

 Agenda:

John H. Jameson (NPS, USA) and Pierre Desrosiers (Ministry of Culture and Communications, Québec, Canada): Introduction to the Session

Papers:

1.  John H. Jameson (NPS, USA)
"Striking A Balance: The National Park Service Archaeology/Interpretation Shared Competency Curriculum"

2. John H. Jameson (NPS, USA), Noelle Conrad (NPS, USA), and Christine Van Voorhies (Georgia State DNR)
"A Colonial Classroom: Fort Frederica National Monument." 

3. Dorothy T. Lippert  and Patricia (Pam) Wheat (Houston Museum of Natural Science, USA) 
"New Ways of Looking at the Past; Archaeological Education at the Houston Museum of Natural Science

4. Dana McGowan (Jones & Stokes Associates, USA)
"Where's the Money?-Finding Funding for your Public Interpretation Project"

5. Carol Ellick (Statistical Research, Inc., USA)
"CRM and Public Education: The Quantitative and Qualitative Benefits"

6. Harold Mytum (U. York, UK)
"Beyond Famous Men and Women: Interpreting Historic Burial Grounds and Cemeteries"

Short Break

7. Carol McDavid (U. Cambridge, UK)
"A Question of Power: Public Archaeology and The 'Democracy' of Cyberspace"

8. Lu Ann De Cunzo (U. Delaware, USA) and John H. Jameson (NPS, USA) 
"Unlocking the Past: An SHA Public Awareness and Education Project"

9. Pedro Paulo Funari (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil)
"Archaeology to the Lay Public in Brazil: The Experience of Maroon Archaeology"

Discussants:  René Rivard (Cultura inc., Canada) and Sherene Baugher (Cornell University, USA)

Lunch Break

10. Video: "Underwater Adventure at Anse aux Bouleaux," 1997, introduced by Pierre Desrosiers, Ministry of Culture and Communications, Québec, Canada 

11. Marie-Thérèse Bournival (Centre Achéo-topo, Canada) and Pierre Desrosiers (Ministry of Cultural Communications, Québec, Canada)
"Archaeology and the General Public: Finding an Audience"

12. Ginette Cloutier and Louise Pothier (Pointe-à-Callière Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal Montréal, Québec, Canada)
"Awakening Young People's Interest in Archaeology: A Challenge for Pointe-à-Callière"

13. Patrice L. Jeppson (Center for Archaeology, Baltimore County Public Schools, USA)
"What do *You* think it is?": Lessons learned during a year of archaeology in the Baltimore County Public Schools"

14. George Brauer (Center for Archaeology, Baltimore County Public Schools, USA)
"Public Archaeology at Oregon Ridge: 'It Can be Done' "

15. Video: "Privy to the Past: Historical Archaeology in West Oakland", 1999, introduced by Janet Pape,  California Department of Transporation (Caltrans)

Short Break

16. Paul Schuster (George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation, USA)
"Long-term archaeological research begins at George Washington's Ferry Farm: New research, interpretation, and public programs from the site of the 'cherry tree' fable"

17. Maggie E. Tyler (University of South Carolina, USA)
"Public Archaeology and Descendent Communities: Making it Work in Winston-Salem, NC"

18. Marcy H. Rockman (University of Arizona, USA)
"How the Rock Cabin Became Stone Cold: An Archaeological Tale in Three Acts of Post-Gold Rush Life in South Pass City, Wyoming"

Discussants:  René Rivard (Cultura inc., Canada) and Sherene Baugher (Cornell University, USA)