Theme:
1. Networks, networking, communication: archaeology of interactions
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Archaeology and Infrastructure: Future Networks, Contemporary Collaborations and Past Landscapes
Content:
In this session we explore the networks apparent in the practice of archaeology as part of large infrastructure projects across Europe, and the multiple interactions between physical, economic, virtual and social networking, and the networks of the past, present and future.
The construction of roads, railways, ports, airports, sewers, pipelines and services - all themselves elements of physical networks - are a defining feature of the increasingly interconnected nature of contemporary society. The hitherto unprecedented scale of archaeological work involved in these projects has, in turn, necessitated the emergence of new networks of communication and cooperation between archaeologists, archaeological contractors, statutory bodies, the construction and engineering industries and the public. Networks are also apparent in the archaeology exposed by these projects which, through their large spatial scale, reveal patterns of connectivity and contrast in the past.
We invite papers that explore networks or networking, physical or otherwise, past present or future, in relation to the delivery of large infrastructure projects. Submissions from archaeologists working across all sectors of the archaeological profession and practitioners from beyond the archaeology industry are especially encouraged. Some examples of the questions that will be addressed in this session include:
How has the relationship between archaeologists and the construction industry changed in recent decades?
To what extent have large infrastructure projects influenced inter-regional collaboration between archaeologists and archaeological organisations?
How are the results of these archaeological projects communicated, and what is the contribution of archaeology to the public benefit of infrastructure projects?
Keywords:
infrastructure, developer-funded, collaborative networks, landscape archaeology
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Phil Stastney (United Kingdom) 1
Co-organisers:
Jerry Huisman (Netherlands) 2
Suzanne van der A (Netherlands) 2
Affiliations:
1. Museum of London Archaeology
2. ProRail
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