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Archaeоlogical Map of Bulgaria – Transport and Pipeline Infrastructure Projects
Nadezhda Kecheva
When the European Union began to finance transport and pipeline infrastructure constructions in Bulgaria, large-scale development-led archaeological projects emerged. After 2011, many 'polluter pays' projects were executed with the outlined workflow containing preliminary reports and fieldwork activities in accordance with Bulgarian legislation and a defined price list. As part of the process the national 'sites and monuments' archaeological information system 'Archaeological Map of Bulgaria' (AIS AKB) plays an important part as a source of archaeological data for the territory of Bulgaria. This centralised structure controls the quality of the archaeological fieldwork and data standardisation. The aim is to transform the 'sites and monuments' information system to an archaeological geographic information system (GIS) based on geospatial features, largely using an accumulation of standardised data.
Archaeology in the Czech Media: Does anyone care?
Zdeněk Šámal
This article discusses the possibilities and effectiveness of the presentation of archaeological information and topics in Czech Television News in the context of continuing media convergence. Comparisons are made between the output efficiency in linear television broadcasting and online platforms. Quantitative analysis is given of audience and attendance data on five particular archaeological themes prepared by the public service television news. This is a view from the 'other side'.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline project (TAP) in Albania: Opportunities for archaeology
Rudina Zoto
Mariglen Meshini
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is one of the major developments in Albania for the transportation of natural gas from the Caspian region to Western Europe through Albania and the Adriatic Sea. The pipeline is 215 km long within Albania and passes near rich areas with cultural monuments, archaeological sites and antique streets.The study, design and implementation of TAP project works has been a complex process, progressing through several phases. As a major development, TAP and archaeological heritage organisations have supported each other by enabling progress through the preservation and promotion of shared values. This cooperation has led to many enhancements.
A Citizen's View on Public Archaeology and Heritage in Austria
Sigrid Peter
In this article, I describe the current opportunities for citizen participation in archaeology and heritage in Austria. I introduce some associations and organisations that carry out archaeological projects with citizen participation then discuss the Austrian monument protection law and explain why it is difficult even with political consent to start such initiatives. I move on to explain who should still benefit from archaeology and monument preservation and what is the best way of dealing with the public. Finally, I introduce a new entity called 'bridge builders', which aims to reduce the barrier between science and the public, while at the same time promoting cooperation.
Farmers and Archaeologists: any shared interests? Best practice from the Dutch countryside
H A Groenendijk
Farming in a country like the Netherlands, which has a limited surface area, high land value and critical customers, is like walking a tightrope: a farmer is always the scapegoat when it comes to the societal consequences of the job. Archaeologists, for example, have problems with modern cultivation techniques, because they can demonstrably harm archaeological sites, yet the farming community can be reluctant to accede to the archaeologists' requests, since it has many more (larger) issues to overcome.Predictive modelling as part of the development-led Dutch archaeology has not contributed to the desired mutual understanding. Yet there are signs of a growing willingness to listen to each other's needs, paralleled by developments in the environmental sector and the management of natural resources. Tentative projects to create a win-win situation for both farmers and archaeologists have been launched and even successfully carried out, but that is not enough. Archaeological heritage management requires permanent provisions, because the loss of information from the soil archive is irreversible. Attempts are being made to re-open the dialogue between farmers and archaeologists and bring about a more positive attitude on both sides. It is argued that severe actions are not effective in the Dutch polder.
Communicating Archaeology: the magic triangle
Gabor Viragos
Needs and interests are two different concepts. Talking about needs, we focus on what would be necessary or ideal to have. This is idealism. Talking about the interests of somebody or a group or a legal entity, we discuss what will happen. This is realism. The two approaches go hand in hand and are yet in opposition to each other.Communicating archaeological heritage is a complex procedure, equally and simultaneously involving professionals, developers and the public in addition to other stakeholders. Their goals, tools, target audiences and messages are different, but the original subject – the archaeological site and finds – are the same. Approaching this subject from different aspects enables an overview of the communication problems and its complexity in general, presenting the contradictions and conflicts in meeting the needs and interests of the stakeholders.
An Introduction to Development-led Archaeology in Europe: Meeting the needs of archaeologists, developers and the public
Agnes Stefansdottir
As a contribution to the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, the European Archaeological Council organized its annual Symposium on a topic which is closely related to the objectives of this initiative. It was appropriate to gather in Bulgaria, the country which was chairing the European Union in the first half of 2018. Development-led archaeology (preventive archaeology) has taken over almost all archaeological excavations in Europe. It is estimated that in many European countries between 80-90% of excavations are now development-led and in some countries this figure is closer to 100%.In 2015, the EAC Symposium concentrated on development-led archaeology under the title When Valletta meets Faro: The reality of European archaeology in the 21st century (Florjanowicz 2016). The Symposium's three sessions presented the different legal and organisational models across Europe, analysed the practical outcomes of different rescue archaeology solutions and a final session focused on how to assure quality of research and ensure lasting public benefit. The 2017 Symposium of the EAC was also, in part, linked to development-led archaeology. Its title was Dare to Choose: Making Choices in Archaeological Heritage Management (Degraeve 2018) and it concentrated on the decision-making mechanisms and actions from mainly the heritage management viewpoint. One of the subthemes of the Amersfoort Agenda published after the EAC Symposium in 2015 (Theme 1. The Spirit of the Faro Convention: embedding archaeology in society) was: Know the public: analyse the wants, interests and expectations of stakeholders in society regarding their involvement in archaeology, preferably through interactions with these stakeholders. So in the 2018 Symposium on heritage management, the idea was to look at the topic of development-led archaeology from a different angle and encourage discussion between heritage management professionals, developers, archaeologists working in the field and the public. How can we meet the needs of these very different stakeholders and do we always need to? This topic was also relevant in view of the decision of the EU and European Parliament's decision to make 2018 the European Year of Cultural Heritage with the aim of raising general awareness and draw attention to the opportunities offered to citizens by cultural heritage. In other words, to reflect on the place that cultural heritage occupies in all our lives.The Symposium lasted one and a half days (22-23 March 2018) and consisted of three presentation sessions followed by discussion, including questions and comments from the floor. The speakers represented different stakeholders drawn from professional archaeologists and cultural heritage managers, as well as representatives of the media and the public, speaking from a personal viewpoint.
Presenting an Archaeology for Everyone: Changing our approach to publicly funded archaeological investigation in Scotland
Rebecca Jones
Kirsty Owen
We explore the idea of the 'public benefit' of archaeology and argue that our definition of what this means needs to be broadened, so that those that fund and consume archaeological information, and those that currently do not, can better understand the full breadth of its importance and significance.Archaeological information is relevant to, and in many cases actively contributes to, discussions of climate change, the promotion of diversity, the construction of sustainable communities and the appreciation and understanding of place. We will present and discuss some of the range of projects that are currently being supported through Historic Environment Scotland's Archaeology Programme, which is now focused on the delivery of Scotland's Archaeology Strategy. Many of these projects bring together professional archaeologists and members of the public, but how do we get a greater variety of people interested? It will be argued that one of the key roles of a national body is to bridge the gap between people's day-to-day lives and archaeology, making clearer why it is important to everyone. There are clearly challenges inherent in this approach.We argue that different forms of media can be used to amplify the relevance of archaeological information, and that this could be done more effectively. At present, archaeological information is largely consumed as an academic text-based narrative, hard to understand by the general public, and its relevance to everyday life is rarely clearly conveyed. We are seeking to improve this through better, more relevant, stories and imagery. The scientific endeavours of archaeologists, varying from landscape reconstruction to analysis of ancient diet are often relevant to contemporary issues – this could be better explored and promoted.
A Decade of Development-led Archaeology in Bulgaria
Lyudmil Vagalinski
A new Law of Heritage of Culture was introduced in Bulgaria in 2009. This short article examines the juridical and practical effects of its implementation regarding preventive archaeology in the country.