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Cemeteries as Participatory Museums

The Cemetery Resource Protection Training Program across Florida

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2017

Sarah E. Miller
Sarah E. Miller*
Affiliation:
Florida Public Archaeology Network, 74 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32085-1027 (SEMiller@flagler.edu)
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Abstract

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Preservationists and archaeologists often assess cemeteries for their research value as cultural resources of communities. Cemeteries hold significant interpretive and educational value because they serve communities as outdoor museums (Meyers 1996). The Cemetery Resource Protection Training (CRPT) workshop, developed by the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN), engages the public by providing an archaeological perspective and hands-on experiences for local communities to aid them in addressing the real-world problem of neglected historic cemeteries. After completing over 36 workshops in 28 different communities, the CRPT workshop template has proven to be a highly transferable means to provide education and outreach to underserved communities and sites, as directed in FPAN’s mission. This paper considers cemeteries as participatory museums using Nina Simon’s (2010) co-creation framework. Following a brief summary of cemetery training programs and a review of the larger cemetery crisis in Florida, the rationale for creation of the CRPT program and building blocks of the workshop are provided for other public archaeologists to adapt for training cemetery stewards. Finally, the creation of training opportunities for nonprofessionals as an advance in public archaeology practice is discussed.

Los profesionistas dedicados a la preservación del patrimonio cultural y los arqueólogos, a menudo, evalúan los cementerios por su valor para desarrollar investigación como recursos culturales de las comunidades. Los cementerios tienen significado interpretativo y valor educativo, porque sirven a las comunidades como museos al aire libre (Meyers 1996). El taller de Formación de Protección de Recursos de Cementerios (Cemetery Resource Protection Training-CRPT), desarrollado por la red de arqueología pública de Florida (Florida Public Archaeology Network-FPAN), involucra al público a partir de la perspectiva arqueológica y de la experiencia práctica para que las comunidades locales les apoyen a hacer frente al problema real que representa el descuido de los cementerios históricos. Después de haber realizado más de 36 talleres en 28 comunidades diferentes, el modelo del taller de CRPT ha demostrado ser un medio de transferencia altamente exitoso que proporciona educación y que llega a las comunidades y lugares marginados, como se indica en la misión del FPAN. Este documento considera a los cementerios como museos participativos utilizando el marco de la creación en colaboración de Nina Simon (2010). A continuación del breve resumen de los programas de entrenamiento en relación a los cementerios y de la revisión global de la crisis en los cementerios de la Florida, la lógica que sigue la creación del programa CRPT y la construcción de los contenidos del taller se presentan a otros arqueólogos que trabajan con el público para que puedan adaptarlos al entrenamiento de los profesionistas dedicados a la preservación de cementerios. Finalmente, se discute la creación de oportunidades para entrenar a los aficionados como un avance en la práctica de la arqueología pública.

Type
Research Article
Information
Advances in Archaeological Practice , Volume 3 , Issue 3: Special Issue: Co-Creation , August 2015 , pp. 275 - 290
Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 2015

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