Contents

pp v-vi

List of Figures and Tables

pp vii-viii

List of Contributors

pp ix-x

Archaeologists, Power and the Recent Past

pp 1-10

Part One - Constructing Memories, Constructing Communities

pp 11-12

Open-Air Museums, Authenticity and the shaping of Cultural Identity: An Example from the Isle of Man

pp 13-34

Loyal yet Independent: Archaeological Perspectives on Remembering and Forgetting World War I on the Isle of Man

pp 35-54

Public Engagement at Prestongrange: Reflections on a Community Project

pp 55-64

Archaeology for All: Managing Expectations and Learning from the Past for the Future – the Dig Manchester Community Archaeology Experience

pp 65-76

Rediscovering, Preserving and Making Memories at Community Archaeology

pp 77-92

Part Two - Engaging the Past, Engaging the Present

pp 93-94

Politics, Publics and Professional Pragmatics: Re-Envisioning Archaeological Practice in Northern Ireland

pp 95-110

Archaeology, Politics and Politicians, or: Small p in a Big P World

pp 111-124

‘No Certain Roof but the Coffin Lid’: Exploring the Commercial and Academic Need for a High Level Research Framework to Safeguard the Future of the Post-Medieval Burial Resource

pp 125-144

‘Men That Are Gone … Come Like Shadows, So Depart’: Research Practice and Sampling Strategies for Enhancing Our Understanding of Post-Medieval Human Remains

pp 145-162

Dialogues Between Past, Present and Future: Reflections on Engaging the Recent Past

pp 163-176

Index

pp 177-179