Public Archaeology, Archaeology and the Public

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Author(s): Jeannette Papadopoulos (Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and for Tourism, Italy)and Rosario Maria Anzalone (Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and for Tourism, Italy)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 17
Source title: Developing Effective Communication Skills in Archaeology
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Enrico Proietti (Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and for Tourism, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1059-9.ch002

Keywords: Archaeology and Anthropology / Communication Studies / Education / Information Science Reference

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Public archaeology is a flexible notion with several meanings: public engagement in protecting archaeological heritage, public interest in the results of research, and archaeology as a public service offered by qualified staff. Such a broad range of purposes and approaches involves various professionals and includes new disciplines supporting archaeology and advertising its achievements. Archaeology in Italy has always been public, since 1909 laws establish that underground and underwater finds are State property. The Italian Constitution also includes protection of landscape and cultural heritage among its fundamental principles. Nevertheless, public property of archaeological heritage seems no longer sufficient to make the communities feel as legitimate owner and involve them in archaeological enhancement projects. The increase of protection and promotion activities, the rise of mass tourism, and the evolution of communication strategies are forcing archaeology to face new challenges. In order to be roundly public, archaeology should not lose of sight its present-day public.

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