Archaeological Archives: Serving the Public Interest?

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Home All Issues Subscribe RSS Email Alerts Search this journal Advanced Journal Search » Archaeological Archives: Serving the Public Interest? Nick Merriman

University College London Hedley Swain

Museum of London Abstract The aim of this paper is to highlight the neglected role of archaeological archives in Cultural Resource Management in particular and in the discipline of archaeology in general, Through reference to a major recent survey of the size, condition, usage and future prospects of archaeological archives in England, it is argued that the neglect of archives leads to fundamental questions regarding the purpose of archaeology in general. Why are archaeological archives generated and kept 'for posterity'? If they are worthy of retention, how can they be better used and integrated into the discipline? it is argued that there is a need to recognize the 'ex situ' archaeological resource as a concept and that archaeology should recognize that the study of this resource should be a major area of activity alongside the generation of new information through fieldwork.

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« Previous | Next Article »Table of Contents This Article doi: 10.1177/146195719900200206 European Journal of Archaeology August 1999 vol. 2 no. 2 249-267 » AbstractFree Full Text (PDF)Free to you References Services Email this article to a colleague Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Similar articles in this journal Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Load patientINFORMation Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Merriman, N. Articles by Swain, H. Search for related content Related Content Load related web page information Share CiteULike Complore Connotea Delicious Digg Reddit Technorati Twitter What's this?

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