1st Edition

Citizen Science in Southern European Archaeology

186 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book presents a valuable exploration of the potential for citizen science in archaeology within southern Europe. The examination of citizen science in archaeology has been heavily influenced by case studies and theories from Anglophone countries, where a distinctive policy and social framework exists. However, there is currently a notable absence of consideration on the subject in the... Read more

1.      Introduction: Archaeological Citizen Science from Southern Europe

Mattia Sanna Montanelli, Jesús Bermejo Tirado, and Antonio Giorri

Part 1 Science and Communities

2.      "Of All Things, Man is the Measure": Process and Risk-Based Thinking Approaches for Managing Heritage Communities in Citizen Archaeology

Mattia Sanna Montanelli

3.      Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing in Archaeology and Digital Heritage

Anna Maria Marras

Part 2 The Right to Participate in Archaeology

4.      The Nature of Heritage Communities and their Role in Promoting Heritage Research in the Light of the Faro Convention

Simona Pinton

5.      Citizens’ Participation in Taking Care of Cultural Goods

Gregorio Arena

6.      Trailblazing Citizen Science in Archaeology in Italy: The "Honorary Inspectors"

Francesca Benetti

Part 3 Hybrid Contexts and Tools for Participatory Investigation

7.      Addressing Methodological and Ethical Issues in Archaeological Citizen Science: Insights From the Laboratorio de Arqueología Digital Abierta (LADA-UC3M)

Jesús Bermejo Tirado and Santiago Gavilán Laguna

8.      Archaeology and Digital Participation: Towards Verification Methods for Heritage Sharing and Access Tools

Antonio Giorri

9.      Linking Community Archaeology and Well-being: Opportunities and Challenges in the "ΑρχαιοΛογικά" Programme in Cyprus

Francesco Ripanti, Giorgos Papantoniou and Athanasios Vionis

10.  Archaeology in Evolution and Communities in Transformation

Giuliano Volpe

Biography

Dr. Jesús Bermejo Tirado is Associate Professor of Archaeology and Ancient History at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he is currently Chair of the Department of Humanities: History, Geography, and Arts. His main research lines are related to the household archaeology of rural communities in the ancient Mediterranean.

Dr. Mattia Sanna Montanelli is a research fellow in the Department of Humanities, Languages, and Cultural Heritage at the Università degli Studi di Cagliari. His main research lines are related to citizen science and public archaeology in Italy.

Dr. Antonio Giorri completed his PhD on the "digital divide" in the relations between communities and cultural heritage in the Department of Humanities, Languages, and Cultural Heritage at the Università degli Studi di Cagliari. He is currently working for the Italian Ministry of Culture in the Parchi Archeologici di Crotone e Sibari.