Bailey, G, Newland, C, Nilsson, A and Schofield, J (2009) 'Transit, transition: excavating J641 VUJ.' Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 19 (1). pp. 1-28. ISSN 0959-7743
Abstract
In July 2006 archaeologists from the University of Bristol and Atkins Heritage embarked on a contemporary archaeology project with a difference. We ‘excavated’ an old (1991) Ford Transit van, used by archaeologists and later by works and maintenance teams at the Ironbridge Museum. The object: to see what can be learnt from a very particular, common and characteristic type of contemporary place; to establish what archaeologists and archaeology can contribute to understanding the way society, and specifically we as archaeologists, use and inhabit these places; and to challenge and critique archaeologies of the contemporary past. In this report we describe our excavation and situate it within a wider debate about research practice in contemporary archaeology.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Note: | This article also included contributions by Steve Davis and Adrian Myers. Full text available to read via the URL link below. |
| Keywords: | contemporary archaeology, transit van, excavation, the van, method |
| Subjects: | C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Divisions: | School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774309000018 |
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| Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2017 15:21 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2021 09:48 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/10441 |
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