Archaeological Heritage: Methods of Education and Popularization

This volume stems from an International Conference titled ‘Methods of Education and Popularization in Archaeological Heritage’, held in December 1-3, 2011, at the University of Warsaw, Institute of Archaeology, Poland, organized by Foundation of Friends of the Institute of Archaeology. Contents:1) Painted tombs from Viminacium and their presentation to the public (Jelena Andelkovic); 2) Amateurs and archaeology. Experimental method or madness? How do we share it all? (Spyridon Bakas); 3) Goths’ Village in Maslomecz(Bartlomiej Bartecki); 4) Using virtual museums in education: tools for spreading Calabrian cultural heritage among today’s youth (Francesca Bertacchini, Assunta Tavernise); 5) Communicating archaeology outside of museum walls. Špica and Congress square – case study from Slovenia (Dijana Cerovski, Irena Sinkovec); 6) Archaeology on the Web. Educating children and youth though internet portals (Roksana Chowaniec); 7) Fostering education through virtual worlds: the learning and dissemination of ancient Biskupin (Roksana Chowaniec, Assunta Tavernise); 8) Discovering archaeology by residents of a small town, or on the promotion of archaeology in Mosina near Poznań (Anna Cicha, Joanna Struwe); 9) Using social media and new technologies in the popularization and promotion of archaeology (Karolina Ciejka); 10) The ‘SiciliAntica’ Association and its activities in archaeology education and popularization (Marta Fitula); 11) The Viminacium Archaeological Park and Scientific and Research Centre (Snezana Golubovic, Milica Tapavicki-Ilic); 12) Museum education. Exhibitions and outdoor events as forms of integrated presentation and popularisation of archaeological heritage in Biskupin (Anna Grossman, Pawel Hildebrandt); 13) Multifarious transmission of museum lessons in Biskupin in education and popularizing of archaeological heritage (Anna Grossman, Malgorzata Starak-Juchniewicz, Pawel Hildebrant); 14) Educational activities, workshops, events or how an archaeological museum can present the past (Sabina Hryniewiecka, Marta Kalisz); 15) Who’s to blame for the tabloidization of archaeology or how to sell science cheap in the Polish press (Katarzyna Jarosz); 16) Educational activities of the ‘Blue Lion’ archaeological education center, present and future (Monika Jodczyk); 17) Reflections on popularising Egyptology (Agnieszka Kowalska, Kamil Kuraszkiewicz); 18) Servizio Soprintendenza ai beni culturali ed ambientali – Siracusa. Education and activities in the promotion of archaeological heritage: selected examples (Rosa Lanteri); 19) Archery Tournament in Biskupin as an example of polygenic forms of implementing the promotion of archaeological heritage (Marek Lewandowski, Piotr Dmochowski); 20) Roman cultural heritage as a tourist and educational resource (Nemanja Mrdic); 21) Educational activities at the Archaeological Museum of the Middle Oder Region (Julia Orlicka-Jasnoch); 22) The archaeological fête in ludic space (Michal Pawleta); 23) Archaeological workshops to celebrate Children’s Day (Joanna Popielska-Grzybowska); 24) Per aspera ad astra... Children at the University (Monika Rekowska); 25) Virtual reconstruction as an archaeological didactic tool (Karolina Rosinska-Balik); 26) Archaeology as a tool for rehabilitation of people with special needs (and vice versa) (Dario Scarpati); 27) Education, not only archaeological, in the Museum of Archaeology and History in Elblag: should we be ashamed? (Grzegorz Stasielowicz); 28) Industriae Theatrum Ex Silesia: Showing the functioning of a medieval industry in a contemporary industrial conurbation (Joanna Tokaj, Dariusz Rozmus, Magdalena Cyankiewicz); 29) Heritage for the People. Archaeology at the City Museum of Ljubljana and Visitors to the Museum (Bernarda Zupanek, Tamara Bregar)