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Public archaeology, often called "public archaeology," is a field of archaeology. Simply put, it mainly studies the relationship and communication between archeological research and the public, the protection of cultural heritage, the use of ancient times to the present, and the role and influence of archeological discoveries on modern social politics, economy, and culture.

Public archeology

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Public archeology
Public archaeology, often called "public archaeology," is a field of archaeology. Simply put, it mainly studies the relationship and communication between archeological research and the public, the protection of cultural heritage, the use of ancient times to the present, and the role and influence of archeological discoveries on modern social politics, economy, and culture.
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Public archeology
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Public Archaeology
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Public archeology
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A field of research in archeology
Public archeology is a relatively new discipline. The concept of public archeology first appeared in the United States and other Western countries as early as the 1960s and 1970s. Early public archaeology was public archaeological education. At that time, it was mainly to solve cultural resources management issues including cultural heritage protection and public archaeological education that were urgently needed to be solved at that time. In recent years, with the introduction of western public archaeological ideas to China, public archaeology has received increasing attention from the academic community. The papers introducing western public archaeological research can be found in "Archaeology in the Era of Cultural Heritage-Concurrently Discussing Issues Related to Public Archaeology or Applied Archaeology" [1] "Diversity and Inharmony of Public Archaeology" and " American Public Archaeological Education.
At present, the fields of public archaeological research have involved many fields such as the protection and utilization of cultural heritage, public archaeological education, cultural heritage ownership, the right to explain and display cultural heritage, and communication between the professional archeological community and the public. Related disciplines include cultural anthropology, management, economics, psychology, law, and museum science. Since the last century, some universities in the United States have offered undergraduate and master's programs in public archaeology, and most graduates are engaged in the protection and management of cultural resources.
Strictly speaking, public archaeology is not yet a mature discipline; however, the significance of public archaeological research is to make archaeology, which has been monopolized by a few archeologists and scholars for a long time, begin to walk down the "academic ivory tower", and Began to shift from the traditional study of human "past" to the connection between "past" and "modern", focusing on the issue of serving the public interest of modern society. Therefore, public archaeology is not only the progress and development of archeology, but also may revolutionize other traditional academic research including archeology.

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