Open AccessArcheologie voor snackers, ondiepe gravers en diepgravers: de archeoloog als verhalenverteller
Author(s) -
Harrie Wolters
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paleo-aktueel
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1572-6622
DOI - 10.21827/pa.31.17-26
Subject(s) - storytelling , appeal , context (archaeology) , subject (documents) , visual arts , drone , history , archaeology , art , sociology , library science , literature , computer science , narrative , political science , genetics , biology , law
Archaeology for ‘paddlers’, ‘swimmers’ and ‘divers’. This article gives a brief outline of the numerous ways in which people can get involved in archaeology. The most important message is the idea that archaeology revolves around ‘storytelling’; the archaeologist is a person who tells stories about the past. This approach can be used to appeal to three target groups: ‘paddlers’, ‘swimmers’ and ‘divers’. The article is written by a director of the Hunebedcentrum, a museum which has more than 50 years’ experience of telling stories to a wide public. It is an example of ‘archaeology for all,’ an approach that can also be applied to other activities in which archaeology has a role to play. The world has changed rapidly over the past 25 years. New media, such as smartphones, drones, audio-visual equipment and other technology, mean that the world can be experienced in a completely different way today than it could in the past. There are wonderful opportunities available to those who are receptive to new ideas. A subject such as archaeology, which stimulates people’s imagination, is particularly suitable in this context.