Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience

Nevell, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2827-9977 2013, 'Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience' , in: Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past , Boydell Press, Woodbridge, pp. 65-75.

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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the ‘I Dig Moston’/‘Dig Manchester’ community archaeology project, which took place in Manchester, England, between 2003 and 2008. This project involved the collaboration of local residents, school children, community groups and professional archaeologists from the University of Manchester Archaeological Unit and the Manchester Museum. The paper reviews the power structures and relationships which characterised the project, with reference to Arnstein’s ‘ladder of citizen participation’. It reviews the aims and impacts of the work, reflecting on methods for the evaluation of community archaeology initiatives.

Item Type:	Book Section
Editors:	Dalglish, C
Themes:	Health and Wellbeing Memory, Text and Place
Schools:	Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences > Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre
Publisher:	Boydell Press
Refereed:	Yes
ISBN:	9781843838517
Funders:	Association of Greater Manchester Authorities
Depositing User:	Dr Michael Nevell
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2015 12:17
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2022 16:46
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/35188

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