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Friday, 12 March 2010 12:20 | 
Written by Toby Martin | 
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We are very proud to be publishing a supplement to assemblage 10, consisting of an article by Martin Newman of English Heritage. The article has been long in the pipeline, so we are very happy to be making it available now alongside the relaunch of our website. Martin Newman has written a highly stimulating and critical account of the gulf between modern theoretical archaeology and the manner in which heritage data is stored and managed. This is of course a truly fundamental subject that is relevant to all areas of archaeological discourse and is intended to inspire debate in an area that is often taken for granted. It is our pleasure therefore to present "Curation and Conceptualisation: Archaeological Theory and Curatorial Archaeology, strange bed fellows?" as the latest addition to assemblage’s esteemed corpus of academic papers.
To download the paper click the 'attachments' button at the bottom of the page.
This paper will first briefly consider the gulf between archaeological theory and curatorial archaeology in England. It will then look in greater depth at one particular example of curatorship, the local authority based Historic Environment Records (HERs). This will aim to demonstrate how HERs already utilise ideas which parallel the application of theory to archaeological fieldwork, in particular, the use of recursive and reflexive approaches to their management. It will also then go on to consider the potential contribution of HERs to archaeological theory. This will include how HERs are contributing to post-modern interpretations of the past, and the democratisation of the profession. In conclusion, this paper will consider the future scope for greater co-operation between archaeological theorists and curators to their mutual benefit.Martin Newman - Curation and Conceptualisation: Archaeological Theory and Curatorial Archaeology, strange bed fellows?
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