Topic 11: Archaeology today and in the future

Question 1

What kinds of archaeologies are being done on contemporary materials?

Answer 1

• cultural heritage management
• archaeologies of homelessness, migration, and of inclusion
• studies of contemporary waste

Question 2

What factors shape the kinds of archaeology we do?

Answer 2

• how does the practice of archaeology shape the kinds of archaeology we do? (hierarchy, credentials, how do these effect roles within archaeology?)
• who is involved in the practice of archaeology? How do the people involved influence the kind of archaeology we do?
• does the motivation and context for projects define how archaeologists define the kind of archaeology they do?

Question 3

What is punk archaeology?

Answer 3

• archaeology that focuses on challenging the norms of academic archaeology
• need for archaeology to be public, open to all, chaotic and critical
• protest to the rigid structure of academic archaeology

Question 4

What is archaeogaming?

Answer 4

• examination of gaming, exploration of new methods for conducting real archaeology in gaming environments
• development and application of theory underpinning studying material culture of the “immaterial”

Question 5

Who is Andrew Reinhard?

Answer 5

• archaeogaming

Question 6

What is inclusive archaeology?

Answer 6

• addresses concerns about the structural barriers present in archaeology (in practice as a disapline)
• goal for archaeology to be inclusive, diverse, and accessable

Question 7

What is space archaeology?

Answer 7

• use of satellite images to search for archaeological sites, track changes to these sites.
• examination of the material culture of space (human made items found in space)