The conference “Integrating Archaeology. Science – Wish – Reality”, organised by the Roman-Germanic Commission of the German Archaeological Institute in the framework of the project “Archaeology in Contemporary Europe”, dealt with questions on the social role, possibilities and perspectives of classical studies.
- How is archaeology perceived by the general public? Is the discipline integrated into society? What specific questions do different groups have of history? Do professional historians and archaeologists know about these needs? And can they meet them?
- What is exceptional about archaeological projects? What chances do they offer of providing certain segments of society with access to history and culture – of integrating them? Which new aspects, challenges and chances for archaeological work arise from this?
Archaeology in Contemporary Europe (2007–2012), a cooperation with the aim to define, communicate and enhance the social significance of archaeology, was funded by the “Culture” (2007–2013) Programme of the European Commission.

Editor

Nina Schücker

Content of latest Volume

Nina Schücker
Integrating archaeology in contemporary Europe
Preface

Integrating archaeology: community and public

Kostas Kasvikis, Eleftheria Theodoroudi and Kostas Kotsakis
The past and the public
History and monuments in the Aristotelous Axis, Thessaloniki (Greece)

Michał Pawleta
The past in the present
The case of the ancient stone rings in Pomerania (Poland)

Nicole Rodrigues
Saint-Denis, archaeology, territory and citizenship (Archeologie, territoire et citoyennete)
Assessment and prospects

Raimund Karl
The public? Which public?

Cath Neal
Community archaeology in the UK
Setting the agenda

Gerhard Ermischer
Digging up history
A case study from the Spessart (Germany)

Xurxo M. Ayan Vila
Public archaeology, democracy and community
Experiences from Iron Age hillforts at Galicia (Spain)

Monique H. van den Dries and Sjoerd J. van der Linde
Collecting oral histories for the purpose of stimulating community involvement
at Tell Balata (Palestine)

Karl-Friedrich Rittershofer
Volunteering and fundraising
Excavations in the Dünsberg oppidum in the vicinity of Gießen (Germany)

Daniel Burger and Sabine Kuhlmann
Opportunities and limitations
Working within an association as a way to support post-graduates

Sylvie Jérémie
Indigenous people of the American French Territory (the case of French Guiana)
Processes and dynamics of identity construction through archaeology

Integrating archaeology: different approaches

Stefanie Samida
Reenacted prehistory today
Preliminary remarks on a multidisciplinary research project

Birgit Jaeckel
Archaeological story-telling
Facts in fiction

Maria and Jörg Courtial
Making history emotionally tangible with the help of digital reconstruction

Wolfgang Meier and Kurt Frank
Temporary archaeologists

Matthias Jung
Case studies on the motivations of amateur archaeologists

Christoph Scholz
Virtual archaeology
The concept and implementation of an extraordinary touring exhibition

Integrating archaeology: all ages

Peter Lautzas
Archaeology in the German education system
Issues and requests from a practical perspective

Miriam Sénécheau
Digging in the books
Finding interactions between archaeology, politics and education by textbook research

Kostas Kasvikis
Prehistory in Greek primary education 1975 – 2012
Representations of a mythic and Hellenised past

Ulrike Radke
“Pick ‘n’ mix!”
On the diversity of educational programmes in archaeological exhibitions

Bernd Werner Schmitt
Archaeology
A meeting of generations

Jenny Linke
Experiencing our industrial heritage at every age
Programmes for older citizens at the LWL-Industry Museum

Integrating archaeology: working world and economic issues

Franz Schafranski and Katrin Wunderlich
EU demonstration project LIMES
Promotion of cultural tourism in rural areas by means of mobile services

Michaela Reinfeld and Guzden Varinlioğlu
Maritime archaeology versus diving tourism
Cultural heritage management in Kaş (Turkey)

Sandra Hatz and Wolfgang Dietz
The primeval entrepreneurs
In the Bavarian Forest, the bfz runs the Celtic village of Gabreta

Maria Theresia Starzmann
The political economy of archaeology
Fieldwork, labor politics and neocolonial practices

Barbara Wewerka and Alexandra Krenn-Leeb
ASINOE
Over 20 years of experience in a socially integrative employment project

Alexandra Krenn-Leeb and Barbara Wewerka
BALANCE
Promoting health and occupational safety as integrative parameters in archaeology

Christian Kaster
Archaeology at a rural municipal level

Integrating archaeology: excluded groups

Christian Soldner and Stefanie Schween
Curiosity, challenge and the wish to leave traces
Why do young men help to build a Celtic house

Rachael Kiddey
“I’d never thought about me being part of the history.”
The value of heritage work with socially excluded people

Integrating archaeology: ethnic groups

Achim Müller
Bridging the gap
Understanding and evaluating the role of Value in Audience Development

Christine Gerbich and Susan Kamel
Welcome on the Diwan!
Experiences with the visitor panel of the Museum für Islamische Kunst
at the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin (Germany)

Maria Pia Guermandi
Museums as Places for Intercultural Dialogue
Experiences, reflections and practices from Europe and Emilia Romagna
Museen als Plätze interkulturellen Dialogs
Beispiele aus Europa und der Emilia Romagna

Silvia Rückert
Evet – ja, ich will! Wedding traditions and fashion from 1800 to the present:
A German-Turkish encounter
An exhibition on cultural history as a contribution to intercultural exchange

Eva Rusch
Second Home Cologne (Zweite Heimat Köln)
How to engage new population groups with their Municipal Museum

Integrating archaeology: new media

Patrick Hadley
Web 2.0 as a communication tool between archaeologists and beyond

Diane Scherzler
On humility, power shift and cultural change
Archaeology on Web 2.0 sites

Tinne Jacobs
De Kogge (Antwerp, Belgium), testimony of a medieval shipwreck
Never too old for social media

Marcus Cyron   
“Wikipedian in Residence” at the German Archaeological Institute