Presenting Archaeology to the Public

National Park Service, United States

Eliminating ethnic, racial, and gender-based bias is one of the strongest themes underlying the contributed articles in this book.... Jameson and his contributors have performed a great service for the discipline of archaeology by presenting field tested possibilities for programs that bring archaeologists out of their intellectual ivory towers.

• Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Foreword by John H. Jameson, Jr. and John E. Ehrenard Chapter 3 Introduction, by John H. Jameson, Jr. Part 4 One: Background Chapter 5 1. Presenting the Past: A Framework for Discussion, by Peter G. Stone Chapter 6 2. The Archaeological Site as an Interpretive Environment, by Parker B. Potter, Jr. Chapter 7 3. Locating Truths on Archaeological Sites, by Parker B. Potter, Jr. and Nancy Jo Chabot Chapter 8 4. Generalized Versus Literal Interpretation, by Stanley South Part 9 Two: Strategies that Work Chapter 10 5. Successfully Integrating the Public into Research: Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, by Margaret A. Heath Chapter 11 6. The Role of Public Participation: Arizona's Public Archaeology Program, by Teresa L. Hoffman Chapter 12 7. Sites without Sights: Interpreting Closed Excavations, by Karen Lee Davis Part 13 Three: Interpreting Archaeology in Cities Chapter 14 8. The Past through Tomorrow: Interpreting Toronto's Heritage to a Multi-cultural Pubic, by Karolyn E. Smardz Chapter 15 9. Ancient and Modern United: Archaeological Exhibits in Urban Plazas, by Sherene Baugher and Diana Dizerga Wall Chapter 16 10. The Evolution of Interpretation: The Charleston Place Site, by Nichols Honerkamp and Martha A. Zierden Part 17 Four: Interpreting Archaeology at Museums, Parks, and Sites Chapter 18 11. Public Archaeology at Cahokia, by William R. Iseminger Chapter 19 12. Interpreting Cultural Resources: Hatzic Site, by David Pokotylo and Gregory Brass Chapter 20 13. Putting people Back into the Landscape: Sabino Canyon, by Stephanie M. Whittlesey and Mary Farrell Chapter 21 14. Archaeology and Interpretation at Monticello and Poplar Forest, by Barbara J. Heath Chapter 22 15. The Interpretation of Slavery: Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Colonial Williamsburg, by Mark D. Bograd Chapter 23 16. Museum in the Making: The Morven Project, by Rebecca Yamin Chapter 24 17. Archaeological Preservation: Drayton Hall, by Meffett B. Lavin Chapter 25 18. Interpreting Archaeology at Little Bighorn, by Douglas D. Scott Chapter 26 19. The Archaeology of Billy the Kid, by David T. Kirkpatrick Chapter 27 Bibliography Chapter 28 About the Authors Chapter 29 Index