The Meso-what? The public perception of the Mesolithic

中观什么？

• 批准号: AH/I023473/1
• 负责人: Nicky Milner
• 金额: $ 6.93万
• 依托单位: University of York
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Training Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FI023473%2F1
• 关键词: Meso; what; public; perception; Mesolithic

Context of the researchRecent research at the Early Mesolithic site of Star Carr has provided some important new discoveries including the excavation of 'Britain's earliest house' dating to about 9500 BC. The 'house' structure would have been very close to the shore of an ancient lake, and on the edges of this lake there is evidence of a large wooden platform made of timbers which have been split and hewn: the earliest evidence of carpentry in Europe. This research led Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, to say: 'This exciting discovery marries world-class research with the lives of our ancestors. It brings out the similarities and differences between modern life and the ancient past in a fascinating way, and will change our perceptions forever. I congratulate the research team and look forward to their future discoveries.'These discoveries are internationally significant and the site is well known to archaeologists around the world, however, local people are largely unaware of it. Surveys carried out in Scarborough over the last 2 years have revealed that on average less than 7% of the local people questioned had heard of the site; less than 5% this year following extensive media coverage in local, national and international newspapers, television and radio! It has become an important part of the Star Carr project to disseminate the results of the work as well as broader information about the Mesolithic to a wider public audience, in the region, but also beyond.The project will link this research with the expertise of York Archaeological Trust (YAT) who have extensive experience in engaging the public and whose core aim as a charity is to investigate the past for the benefit of present communities and future generations and to disseminate results in a number of innovative and dynamic ways.Aims and objectivesThe aim of the project is to identify and implement best practice for improving public understanding of the Mesolithic period using Star Carr as a case study, with the following objectives:1. To critically evaluate the ways in which the Mesolithic is presented to the public2. To identify and implement effective ways of disseminating Mesolithic research to the public3. To measure the impact of activities on public valueBeneficiariesThe project will be of benefit to the academic community as a case study into how to provide public value from academic research. The project should also provide a range of public benefit through dissemination of research activities at Star Carr in a variety of ways. It is considered important to engage school children and to find ways in which the Mesolithic can be used in the curriculum. Another aspect of the project is to consider how modern technology and social networking such as facebook, twitter, apps, podcasts/vodcasts, can be used as ways to engage audiences as well as more traditional methods such as talks, workshops, leaflets and walks. The public dissemination of Mesolithic research should provide financial benefits for regional economies as well as cultural and social benefits more widely.

研究背景最近在中石器时代早期的星星卡尔遗址的研究提供了一些重要的新发现，包括挖掘出大约公元前9500年的“英国最早的房子”。这座“房子”的结构非常接近一个古老湖泊的海岸，在这个湖泊的边缘有一个由木材制成的大型木制平台的证据，这些木材已经被劈开和凿成：欧洲最早的木工证据。这项研究导致大学和科学部长大卫威利茨说：“这一令人兴奋的发现将世界级的研究与我们祖先的生活结合在一起。它以一种迷人的方式展示了现代生活和古代生活之间的相似之处和差异，并将永远改变我们的看法。我祝贺研究小组，并期待他们未来的发现。“这些发现具有国际意义，世界各地的考古学家都知道这个遗址，但当地人基本上不知道。过去两年在斯卡伯勒进行的调查显示，平均不到7%的当地人听说过这个遗址;在地方、国家和国际报纸、电视和广播的广泛媒体报道下，今年的增长率不到5%！它已成为星星卡尔项目的重要组成部分，以传播工作的结果以及更广泛的信息中石器时代更广泛的公众受众，在该地区，该项目将把这项研究与约克考古信托基金会（YAT）的专业知识联系起来。他们在吸引公众方面有着丰富的经验，其作为慈善机构的核心目标是为了现在的社区和后代的利益调查过去。该项目的目的是以星星卡尔为案例研究，确定并实施最佳做法，以提高公众对中石器时代的认识，其目标如下：1.批判性地评估中石器时代向公众展示的方式2。确定并实施向公众传播中石器时代研究的有效方法3。衡量活动对公共价值的影响受益者该项目将作为如何从学术研究中提供公共价值的案例研究，对学术界有益。该项目还应通过以各种方式传播星星卡尔的研究活动，提供一系列公共利益。它被认为是重要的，让学校的孩子，并找到方法，中石器时代可以在课程中使用。该项目的另一个方面是考虑如何使用现代技术和社交网络，如facebook，twitter，应用程序，播客/播客，以及更传统的方法，如讲座，研讨会，传单和散步，来吸引观众。中石器时代研究的公开传播应该为区域经济提供经济利益，以及更广泛的文化和社会利益。