Museums and archaeology / edited by Robin Skeates

Published:: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Physical Description:: xxii, 661 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Additional Creators:: Skeates, Robin

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Leicester readers in museum studies

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Machine generated contents note: 1.Museums And Archaeology: Principles, Practice, And Debates -- Introduction / Robin Skeates -- Section 1 Curation Of Archaeological Remains: Responses To Crisis / Robin Skeates -- 2.Managing Curated Collections: The Basics / Robin Skeates -- 3.Archaeological Curation In The Twenty-First Century. Or, Making Sure The Roof Doesn't Blow Off / Lynne P. Sullivan / S. Terry Childs -- Section 2 Archaeological Archives: Selection, Retention, Use And Disposal / Wendy Bustard -- 4.Primal Fear: Deaccessioning Collections / Wendy Bustard -- 5.Archaeological Archives: Serving The Public Interest? / Robert C. Sonderman -- 6.Archaeological Archives In Britain And The Development Of The London Archaeological Archive And Research Centre / Nick Merriman / Hedley Swain -- Section 3 Documentation, Identification, And Authentication Of Archaeological Collections / Hedley Swain -- 7.Inventory And Global Management In Archaeology: The Example Of The Neuchatel Museum / Hedley Swain -- Section 4 Museum Care, Conservation, And Restoration Of Archaeological Objects / Marie-Odile Vaudou -- 8.Issues In Practice: Conservation Procedures / Marie-Odile Vaudou -- 9.Caring For An Egyptian Mummy And Coffin / Elizabeth Pye -- Section 5 Archaeology Collections Research / Laura S. Phillips / Linda Roundhill -- 10.Gristhorpe Man: An Early Bronze Age Log-Coffin Burial Scientifically Defined / Laura S. Phillips / Linda Roundhill -- 11.History And Surface Condition Of The Lewis Chessmen In The Collection Of The National Museums Scotland (Hebrides, Late Twelfth To Early Thirteenth Centuries) / Nigel Melton / Janet Montgomery / Christopher J. Knusel / Cathy Batt / Stuart Needham / Mike Parker Pearson / Alison Sheridan / Carl Heron / Tim Horsley / Armin Schmidt / Adrian Evans / Elizabeth Carter / Howell Edwards / Michael Hargreaves / Rob Janaway / Niels Lynnerup / Peter Northover / Sonia O'Connor / Alan Ogden / Timothy Taylor / Vaughan Wastling / And Andrew Wilson -- Introduction / Jim Tate / Ina Reiche / Flavia Pinzari / Jane Clark / David Caldwell -- Section 1 Legal And Ethical Dimensions Of Archaeological Museum Collecting And Collections / Robin Skeates -- 12.From Museum To Mantelpiece: The Antiquities Trade In The United Kingdom / Robin Skeates -- 13.The Revolution In Us Museums Concerning The Ethics Of Acquiring Antiquities / Kathryn Walker Tubb / Neil Brodie -- Section 2 Repatriation And Reburial Of Archaeological Museum Collections / Jennifer Anglim Kreder -- 14.Repatriation: Australian Perspectives / Jennifer Anglim Kreder -- 15.The Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act In Its First Decade / Michael Green / Phil Gordon -- Section 3 Museums And The Care And Display Of Ancient Human Remains / James A.R. Nafziger / Rebecca J. Dobkins -- 16.Policy And Practice In The Treatment Of Archaeological Human Remains In North American Museums And Public Agency Collections / James A.R. Nafziger / Rebecca J. Dobkins -- 17.Covering Up The Mummies / Francis P. McManamon -- Introduction / Tiffany Jenkins -- Section 1 Critical And Political Perspectives On Museum Representations Of The Archaeological Past And Of Archaeology / Robin Skeates -- 18.Presenting The Past: Towards A Redemptive Aesthetic For The Museum / Robin Skeates -- 19.Speaking For The Past In The Present: Text, Authority, And Learning In Archaeology Museums / Michael Shanks / Christopher Tilley -- 20.Towards Presenting Scientific Research In Archaeology Museums / Robin Skeates -- 21.Prehistory, Identity, And Archaeological Representation In Nordic Museums / Mark S. Copley -- 22.Is It Enough To Make The Main Characters Female? An Intersectional And Social Semiotic Reading Of The Exhibition Prehistories 1 At The National Historical Museum In Stockholm, Sweden / Janet E. Levy -- Section 2 Archaeological Site Museums / Annika Bunz -- 23.The Jorvik Viking Centre: An Experiment In Archaeological Site Interpretation / Annika Bunz -- 24.The New Museum Of Altamira: Finding Solutions To Tourism Pressure / Peter Addyman / Anthony Gaynor -- 25.Archaeological Site Museums In Latin America / Jose Antonio Lash Eras Corruchaga / Pilar Fatas Monforte -- Section 3 New Archaeology Museum Architecture / Helaine Silverman -- 26.The New Acropolis Museum: Where The Visual Feast Trumps Education / Helaine Silverman -- 2.Development And Utilization Of Underground Space For The Protection Of Relics In The Yang Emperor Mausoleum Of The Han Dynasty / Katie Rask -- Section 4 Designing Archaeology Displays / Zhilong Chen / Ping Zhang / Juxi Li -- 28.The Port Royal Project: A Case Study In The Use Of VR Technology For The Recontextualization Of Archaeological Artifacts And Building Remains In A Museum Setting / Zhilong Chen / Ping Zhang / Juxi Li -- Section 5 Teaching And Learning Through Museum Archaeology / Harry Helling / Charlie Steinmetz / Eric Solomon / Bernard Frischer -- 29.Teaching The Past In Museums / Harry Helling / Charlie Steinmetz / Eric Solomon / Bernard Frischer -- 30.Interaction Or Tokenism? The Role Of 'Hands-On Activities' In Museum Archaeology Displays / Joanne Lea -- 31.The Redisplay Of The Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury, And The National Curriculum In England / Janet Owen -- 32.Roman Boxes For London's Schools: An Outreach Service By The Museum Of London / Peter G. Stone -- 33.Translating Archaeology For The Public: Empowering And Engaging Museum Goers With The Past / Jenny Hall / Hedley Swain -- Section 6 Public Engagement In, And Perceptions Of, Museum Archaeology / Alexandra A. Chan -- 34.Involving The Public In Museum Archaeology / Alexandra A. Chan -- 35.Public Archaeology And Museums In Japan / Nick Merriman -- 36.Uncovering Ancient Egypt: The Petrie Museum And Its Public / Devena Haggis -- 37.Re-Imagining Egypt: Artefacts, Contemporary Art, And Community Engagement In The Museum / Sally MacDonald / Catherine Shaw -- 38.Working Towards Greater Equity And Understanding: Examples Of Collaborative Archaeology And Museum Initiatives With Indigenous Peoples In North America / Gemma Tully -- 39.Conversations About The Production Of Archaeological Knowledge And Community Museums At Chunchucmil And Kochol, Yucatan, Mexico / Sarah Carr-Locke / George Nicholas -- 40.Us And Them: Who Benefits From Experimental Exhibition Making? / Traci Ardren.

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9781138026223 (hardback alkaline paper)
1138026220 (hardback alkaline paper)
9781138026230 (paperback alkaline paper)
1138026239 (paperback alkaline paper)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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