Session: #201

Round table (without formal abstracts, only list of confirmed discussants / session co-organisers to be provided)

The roundtable discussion would pose the question: What are the opportunities, liabilities, and regulatory challenges to building structured regional or national public programs to enable and promote the involvement of enthusiastic amateurs in archaeology? What are examples of successful programs in the past, what programs serve this need today, and what might they look like in the future? How are archaeologists ensuring ethical practices, leveraging programs in public archaeology, and realizing mutual benefits through their efforts in these areas? What are some notable successes (and challenges, or failures) in this area?
Using the accounting mission as an area of applied practice, roundtable discussants will focus on a subset of archaeological sites and stakeholder groups to further illuminate the topic. Three themes will be used to further guide the discussions: 1) Time: how has the behavior of amateur enthusiasts changed over time, and how has their engagement with the archaeological community shifted?; 2) Impact: what is the current impact of enthusiastic amateurs on sites, in education, and in government?; 3) Direction: what are the biggest opportunities in public archaeology for ethical collaboration with local communities and enthusiastic amateurs, and what is most needed to realize such opportunities?

Public Archaeology, Artifact Collectors, Heritage Management, Metal Detectorists

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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Kenneth Humphrey (United States) ¹

David Errickson (United Kingdom) ²
Jesse Stephen (United States) ³