Public Archaeology

Volume 8 (2009), 4 issues per year

'A significant development... deserves to be immediately recognized as a key journal for the discipline'
Times Higher Education Supplement

Public Archaeology is the only international, peer-reviewed journal to provide an arena for the growing debate surrounding archaeological and heritage issues as they relate to the wider world of politics, ethics, government, social questions, education, management, economics and philosophy. As a result, the journal includes ground-breaking research and insightful analysis on topics ranging from ethnicity, indigenous archaeology and cultural tourism to archaeological policies, public involvement and the antiquities trade.

Key issues covered:

• the sale of unprovenanced and frequently looted antiquities
• the relationship between emerging modern nationalism and the profession of archaeology
• privatization of the profession 
• human rights and, in particular, the rights of indigenous populations with respect to their sites and material relics
• representation of archaeology in the media
• the law on portable finds or treasure troves
• archaeologist as an instrument of state power, or catalyst to local resistance to the state

An events diary, reviews of books, conferences and exhibitions, Forum-type exchanges of views and other notes are also published, informing readers about the latest trends, commenting on recent announcements and highlighting what is to come.

Public Archaeology is for all those who wish to take part, keep themselves informed, or build on a keen interest in the field, including: archaeologists, cultural historians, cultural economists, heritage managers, specialist journalists, political commentators, leisure and tourist operators, private consultancies, national and international lawyers and conservationists as well as those responsible for university courses in museum studies, heritage management, politics, anthropology and law.

Special issue on Archaeological Ethnography in 2009

Articles:

1. What is Archaeological Ethnography?, Yannis Hamilakis and Aris Anagnostopoulos

2. Researching Ekina ta Khronia [Times Past] in a Rural Greek Community, Hamish Forbes

3. Rhythm, Tempo, and Historical time: Experiencing Temporality in the Neoliberal Age, Michael Herzfeld

4. Archaeological Sites and Local Places: Connecting the Dots, Anna Stroulia and Susan Buck Sutton

5. Using Ethnographic Methods to Articulate Community-Based Conceptions of Cultural Heritage Management, Julie Hollowell and George Nicholas

6. Practicing Archaeology - As If It Really Matters, K. Anne Pyburn

7. Researching Biographies of Archaeological Sites: The Case of Sikyon, Eleftheria Deltsou

8. Myth of the Anasazi: Archaeological Language, Collaborative Communities, and the Contested Past, Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh

9. Scripta Manent: Notes on a Book, Anastasia Chourmouziadi

10. Situating the Greenham Archaeology: An Autoethnography of a Feminist Project, Yvonne Marshall, Sasha Roseneil and Kayt Armstrong

11. Reflections on an Archaeological Ethnography of ‘Looting' in Kozani, Greece, Ioanna Antoniadou

12. The ‘Past' as Transcultural Space: Using Ethnographic Installation in the Study of Archaeology, Quetzil Castañeda

13. Postcards from the edge of time: a photo-essay, Yannis Hamilakis, Aris Anagnostopoulos, Fotis Ifantidis

More information coming soon