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The Site Tour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2017

Carol J. Ellick
Carol J. Ellick*
Affiliation:
Archaeological and Cultural Education Consultants, PO Box 11115, Takoma Park, MD 20913 (cjellick@theaceconsultants.com)
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Abstract

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Archaeological site tours are a common form of public outreach, but are they done as well as possible? Do they convey the information that is intended and are they effective in teaching about archaeology, culture, professionalism, and ethics? Over the years, I’ve been asked by cultural resource management (CRM) firms and university anthropology department field school directors for information on how to construct and give site tours. In the past, responding to this request meant cobbling together information from various sources and adding commentary. The intent of this article is to bring all of that information, along with 25-plus years of experience, together into one comprehensive narrative with the intention of providing guidance for those who have trepidations about offering site tours as a form of public outreach.

Esfuerzos en educación al público a veces incluyen visitas a sítios arqueológicos, pero nos preguntamos si éstas visitas están organizados para lo maximo éxito. Cómo podremos tener confidencia de que estas visitas están exitosas en el impartir información importante o en el enseñar acerca de la arqueología, la cultura, el profesionalismo, y la ética? Durante los años, companias de manejo de recursos culturales (CRM) y directores de departamentos universitarios antropológicos y escuelas de campo nos han pedido Cómo diseñar y conducir visitas a sítios arqueológicos con responsabilidad. En el pasado, respondiendo a estos pedidos ha sido en forma de información de varias orígenes combinado con comentario personal. Este artículo se intente a unir todos tipos de informaciones con 25 años de experiencia en una narativa comprensiva y dar consejos a profesionales con dudas de la visita a un sítio arqueológico como una forma de educación pública.

Type
Research Article
Information
Advances in Archaeological Practice , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , May 2016 , pp. 205 - 216
Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 2015

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