Making Early Histories in Museums is the first book devoted to the debate about interpretation and making history in the context of archaeological museums. The reliance of those working on the early periods of the past on the fragmentary information provided by archaeology, as well as an imperfect documentary record, brings its own interpretative challenges. While much has been written in the context of archaeological theory about the partiality and subjectivity of archaeologists' interpretations of the past, little has been written about the implications of this for the interpretation of archaeology to a non-specialist audience in museums. As a result, most archaeological museums have tended to present a traditional and uncritical model of the past. This book challenges the traditional approach by combining some of the excitement and debate that characterizes modern archaeology and musealogy into a more critical approach to the interpretation of the early past in museums.
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Rule(d) Britannia: Displaying Roman Britain in the Museum
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Viewing the Dark Ages: The protrayal of Early Anglo-Saxon Life and Material Culture in Museums
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The dilemma of Didactic Displays: Habitat Dioramas, Life-groups and Reconstructions of the Past
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Imag(in)ing the Past: The Politics and Practicalities of Reconstructions in the Museum Gallery
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Wargames and Wendy Houses: Open-air Reconstructions of Prehistoric Life
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Interaction or Tolkienism?: The Role of Hands-on Activities' in Museum Archaeology Displays
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Thinking Things Over: Aspects of Contemporary Attitudes towards Archaeology, Museums and Material Culture
págs. 190-209
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