Archaeological Palaeoenvironmental Archives: Challenges and Potential.

考古古环境档案：挑战和潜力。

• 批准号: 1937349
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Reading
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-1937349
• 关键词: Archaeological; Palaeoenvironmental; Archives; Challenges; Potential.

This Collaborative Doctoral Award studentship project will maximise the potential of palaeoenvironmental remains for academic research and public science engagement by co-designing new structures for their creation, curation and interpretation based upon a systematic evaluation of current archiving practices.Research from the Society of Museum Archaeologists (SMA) has found that: there are 9000 undeposited archives, 27% of museums had no further space for archaeological archives, and 70% had no specialist curator (Edwards 2012). Research funded by Historic England explores the impact of austerity on archaeological archives (SMA 2016). Copley (2010) identified the challenges. The project will combine quantitative research with qualitative and collaborative academic research. Unlike previous research projects (Edwards 2012; SMA 2016) on durable materials, this focuses on environmental archives.Questions:a) What are the threats and opportunities for environmental archaeological archives?b) Which aspects of these archives are especially important to users?c) How can these archives be improved?d) How can theoretical and practice- based developments in public archaeology and science engagement enhance archive potential?The archive has two parts:(i) Digital records shared as part of wider databases which facilitate additional research eg assemblage comparisons, spatial contrasts and species occurrence through time. Many existing databases are partial.(ii) The ecofacts archive itself.The volume of material has increased dramatically with huge scale excavations following PPG16. Plant remains may be charred, mineral-replaced or anaerobically preserved and this PhD will focus on archaeobotanical and micro-zoological (eg insects and molluscs) archives where issues of value, reuse and retention need addressing. Environmental archaeology archives need to be better signposted to the potential user community so that they are more used and valued. They also need to be accessible for research.

这个合作博士奖学生奖学金项目将最大限度地发挥古环境遗迹在学术研究和公共科学参与方面的潜力，根据对当前存档实践的系统评估，共同设计新的结构，以进行创作，策展和解释。博物馆考古学家协会（SMA）的研究发现：有9000个未存放的档案，27%的博物馆没有进一步的考古档案空间，70%的博物馆没有专业馆长（Edwards 2012）。由历史英格兰资助的研究探讨了紧缩对考古档案的影响（SMA 2016）。Copley（2010）指出了这些挑战。该项目将联合收割机定量研究与定性和协作学术研究相结合。与以往关于耐用材料的研究项目（Edwards 2012; SMA 2016）不同，本项目侧重于环境档案。问题：a）环境考古档案面临的威胁和机遇是什么？B）这些档案的哪些方面对用户特别重要？（c）如何改进这些档案？d）公共考古学和科学参与的理论和实践发展如何增强档案的潜力？该档案有两个部分：（i）数字记录作为更广泛的数据库的一部分共享，以促进更多的研究，例如组合比较，空间对比和物种随时间的发生。许多现有的数据库是部分的。(ii)ecofacts档案本身。在PPG 16之后，随着大规模的挖掘，材料的数量急剧增加。植物遗骸可能会被烧焦、矿物替代或厌氧保存，该博士学位将重点研究考古植物学和微型动物学（例如昆虫和软体动物）档案，其中需要解决价值、再利用和保留问题。环境考古档案需要更好地向潜在的用户群体展示，以便它们得到更多的使用和重视。它们还需要便于研究。