Community Archaeology

By Stuart Reddish

Community Dig at Thynghowe Viking Assembly Site Sherwood Forest England

The Community Archaeology and Anthropology Resource (CAAR) involves the development and publicizing of techniques that reconnect researchers, collections and archives with living knowledge-bearers in local communities.
Projects include: 

Community archaeology projects which provide science training for local residents, students and teachers.
Knowledge repatriation programs conducted by community scholars, archive researchers and museum researchers who jointly study, publish and return archival information to communities, villages and schools.
The emphasizing of access and equality in community studies, thus helping to invigorate and redirect the connection between museums, libraries and archives in understanding our common anthropology.

At present, my blog site is still under construction. I am making an effort to present you with an access point to a spectrum of community archaeology work as soon as possible. I will also be focusing and publishing my own research on community archaeology and heritage interpretation using the Thynghowe Viking Assembly Site in Sherwood Forest England as a case study. At this point I can provide you with information regarding some of my work through a social media presence (see link below). The emphasis of my current research is on public knowledge transfer and its role in the creation of Sense of Place. 

There will also be items relating to social impact assessments of community archaeology projects and measured psychological benefits for individuals involved in the related activities.

Community Archaeology in Viking Sherwood Forest