Abstract
In July 2006 archaeologists from the University of Bristol and Atkins Heritage embarked on a contemporary archaeology project with a difference. We ‘excavated’ an old (1991) Ford Transit van, used by archaeologists and later by works and maintenance teams at the Ironbridge Museum. The object: to see what can be learnt from a very particular, common and characteristic type of contemporary place; to establish what archaeologists and archaeology can contribute to understanding the way society, and specifically we as archaeologists, use and inhabit these places; and to challenge and critique archaeologies of the contemporary past. In this report we describe our excavation and situate it within a wider debate about research practice in contemporary archaeology.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-27 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Cambridge Archaeological Journal |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2009 |