Discover the world at Leiden University ‘From Malta to Faro’ A journey from educating and awareness raising to involvement and participation Dr. Monique

Discover the world at Leiden University

‘From Malta to Faro’A journey from educating and

awareness raising to involvement and participation

Dr. Monique van den DriesMarch 20th 2014


Malta, article 9:

Each Party i undertakes educational actions to rousing

and developing an awareness in public opinion of the value of the archaeological heritage for understanding the past and of the threats to this heritage;

ii promotes public access to important elements of its archaeological heritage, especially sites, and encourages the display to the public of suitable selections of archaeological objects.


Drive-in Museum Woerden


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scientific publications public outreach

companies

municipal archaeologists

94% of municipality archaeologists are active in public outreach(80% organizes open door days; 55% writes newspaper articles; 33% offers exhibitions)

‘Archaeology in Contemporary Europe (ACE) questionnaire 2011: (28 companies, 30 municipalities)


NIPO 1996: 85% of the population does not participate in archaeology

What do you want to do?

Student survey 2008

Student survey 2010

visit museum 57% 49%

visit/participate in excavation

50 39

visit theme parc 46 55

watch movie 44 42

read a book 24 12



Hunneschans, 1963


Fieldwork projects

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fieldwalking

bore holesurvey

trialtrenches

excavation watchingbrief

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Oss July 201317 participants for ‘dig along day’


Tell Balata (Nablus, West Bank)

Community involvement: Cleaning; family day; oral history

project; logo competition; teachers’

handbook

Outreach activities: Visitor centre; leaflet; site map;

website;brochure; summer school

Documents

Discover the world at Leiden University ‘From Malta to Faro’ A journey from educating and awareness raising to involvement and participation Dr. Monique