- Greg Bailey
- Cassie Newland
- Anna Nilsson
- John Schofield
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1 |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-27 |
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Number of pages | 27 |
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Journal | Cambridge Archaeological Journal |
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Volume | 19 |
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Issue number | 1 |
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DOIs | |
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Date | Published - 19 Jan 2009 |
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In July 2006 archaeologists from the University of Bristol and Atkins Heritage embarked on a contemporary archaeology project with a difference. We ‘excavated’ an old (1991) Ford Transit van, used by archaeologists and later by works and maintenance teams at the Ironbridge Museum. The object: to see what can be learnt from a very particular, common and characteristic type of contemporary place; to establish what archaeologists and archaeology can contribute to understanding the way society, and specifically we as archaeologists, use and inhabit these places; and to challenge and critique archaeologies of the contemporary past. In this report we describe our excavation and situate it within a wider debate about research practice in contemporary archaeology.
- Archaeology of the Contemporary World, Transit Van, Material Culture