The Public Swinging Detectors: Interaction With Professional Archaeologists

Author(s): Christopher Espenshade

Year: 2015

Summary

Avocational detectorists are one segment of the public that offers great opportunities and challenges for public outreach. It has become increasingly clear that not all laypersons with a metal detector are the same, and that past and ongoing vilification of "relic hunters" is not always appropriate. The class, Archaeological Partnership Program, is introduced. This class teaches avocational detectorists how they can contribute to professional archaeological research, and hopes to help bridge the gap between these two communities.

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The Public Swinging Detectors: Interaction With Professional Archaeologists. Christopher Espenshade. Presented at The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California. 2015 ( tDAR id: 396974)