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EAA 15 Italy

9/18/09. EAA 15 Italy. Community Archaeology, Academism and Humanity by Lolita Nikolova. DOWN FROM THE IVORY TOWER: ARCHAEOLOGY BEYOND UNIVERSITY Thematic area and code: Archaeology today ( B004 ) Organizer: Kador Thomas , University College Dublin (Ireland)

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EAA 15 Italy

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  1. 9/18/09 EAA 15 Italy Community Archaeology, Academism and Humanity by Lolita Nikolova DOWN FROM THE IVORY TOWER: ARCHAEOLOGY BEYOND UNIVERSITY Thematic area and code: Archaeology today (B004) Organizer: Kador Thomas, University College Dublin (Ireland) Co-organizer: Henson Don, Council for British Archaeology (UK)

  2. 21st century paradigm inquiry • Technology effect • How to reconnect people • Humanity as a megadiscipline • Archaeology as a complex discipline • Community archaeology as Public archaeology and Community of Archaeologists • Community archaeology versus fragmented (deformed) archaeology Paradigm: Adapting constantly to the changing technology and reconnecting people through live contacts

  3. Community archaeology in the 21st century • The problems of community archaeology are becoming leading in the archaeology of the 21st century . • In ways in which we develop community archaeology, in the same way we will develop generally the science of archaeology. • If we make more efforts for development of community archaeology, it will be more likely to gain advance in reconnecting people and in effective use of technology.

  4. Public archaeologyandCommunity of archaeologists • Developing community skills • Internet • Ontological background • Expanded information • Academism, commercial business and archaeology

  5. Community archaeology 21st century humanity cross-discipline Technology effect People reconnected Community (public) archaeology as effective applied science Internet archaeology Field schools Videos, movies, lectures, e-books, audio-books, magazines, newspapers, etc. Internship and volunteering in museums Enculturation and socialization

  6. Community archaeology (cont) Community archaeology as a community of archaeologists Academic and public contacts through Internet and other media Social meeting (congresses, conferences, symposia, workshops), guest-lectures Community versus coalitions Publishing

  7. Community archaeology Humanity as a megadiscipline Community archaeology Public archaeology Community of archaeologists Academism Community skills Knowledge Honesty Professional skills Integrity

  8. Community archaeology • Community versus coalitions • Inviting people with community skills • Grants and funds - to archaeologists with strong and repeatedly proved community skills • Increasing the role of ethics as an educational discipline in Archaeology. • Academism as a quality knowledge and honest ethical relationships • Public archaeology and academism

  9. The effect of community archaeology The community archaeology as a field of crossing of all aspects of archaeology could essentially change the whole discipline of archaeology.

  10. Demythologization • Does membership and participation in meetings of non-for profit organizations mean community archaeology? • Do websites themselves mean community archaeology? • Does the academic publication itself indicate community archaeology?

  11. Archaeology Fragmented (deformed) archaeology Community archaeology Free or easy access for everybody Limited or no access No, deformed or damaged academic knowledge Academic, complete and quality knowledge Critical self-awareness Self-fish, no critical self-awareness Integrity, honesty Dishonesty

  12. Conclusions • The progress of archaeology depends completely on community archaeology • Archaeology is a integrative discipline • Academic, professional and community aspects interact to a level of building a complex image without borderlines but with quality activities. • Community archaeology – two subfields • public archaeology • community of archaeologists. • The successful public archaeology depends on community of archaeologists based on honesty and integrity.

  13. Final • Archaeology was born as community archaeology and can remain community archaeology, but only if in the field of archaeology works only people with community skills and with understanding that archaeology is not a place for practicing humanity and connecting people with people – through ethical knowledge, honesty and integrity.

  14. THANK YOU! • Special thanks to the organizers Dr Kador Thomas and Dr Henson Don for the wonderful topic and opportunity to share my latest understanding on it with you Wishing you a lot of fun in Italy! From Salt Lake, Lolita

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