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The Presented Past - Heritage, Museums and Education (Paperback)
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The Presented Past - Heritage, Museums and Education (Paperback)
Series: One World Archaeology
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The Presented Past is concerned with the differences between the
comparatively static, well-understood way in which the past is
presented in schools, museums and at historic sites compared to the
approaches currently being explored in contemporary archaeology. It
challenges the all-too-frequent representation of the past as
something finished, understood and objective, rather than something
that is `constructed' and therefore open to co-existing
interpretations and constant re-interpretation. Central to the book
is the belief that the presentation of the past in school curricula
and in museum and site interpretations will benefit from a greater
use of non-documentary sources derived from archaeological study
and oral histories. The book suggests that a view of the past
incorporating a larger body of evidence and a wider variety of
understanding will help to invigorate the way history is taught.
The Presented Past will be of interest to teachers, archaeologists,
cultural resource managers, in fact anyone who is concerned with
how the past is presented.
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