Abstract
‘Sustainability’ is a concept that suffuses the present. Policy initiatives
require ‘sustainability’ as one of the criteria by which projects are judged. In
recognition of their role as interpreters and custodians of the past,
archaeologists are one of the many groups contributing to the creation of
‘a sustainable historic environment’ and ‘sustainable communities’.
Accordingly, sustainability is a concept that we perhaps need to incorporate
into our activities as educators of future good citizens and into our training
for the profession of archaeology. This paper seeks to address this issue,
particularly in the light of Themes and Sessions relating to both
sustainability and education at WAC8, but where the link between them remains unexamined.
require ‘sustainability’ as one of the criteria by which projects are judged. In
recognition of their role as interpreters and custodians of the past,
archaeologists are one of the many groups contributing to the creation of
‘a sustainable historic environment’ and ‘sustainable communities’.
Accordingly, sustainability is a concept that we perhaps need to incorporate
into our activities as educators of future good citizens and into our training
for the profession of archaeology. This paper seeks to address this issue,
particularly in the light of Themes and Sessions relating to both
sustainability and education at WAC8, but where the link between them remains unexamined.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-152 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 22 Jul 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2016 |
Keywords
- Sustainability
- Education
- Material
- Practice
- Value
- Community