Think Globally, Dig Locally: Archaeology and Social Justice

 

By Brian Jones, Ph.D. State Archaeologist

Public Archaeology, aimed largely at increasing the public awareness of history, had been going on since the 1970s. This movement matured through the 1980s and 90s toward more socially active approaches intended to bring voices to those of the past, largely through working with local and often descendent communities.

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https://sl.engagement.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/368/2018/03/4-Archaeology-and-Social-Justice.pdf