Dan Hicks and Alice Stevenson (eds) 2013. World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: a characterization. Oxford: Archaeopress
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new 280,000-word overview of the world archaeological collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Details are below. The book is published simultaneously in hard copy, and online in open access form on the Pitt Rivers Museum website – http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/world.html
The volume is the product of a three-year collections-based research project – Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, funded by the John Fell OUP Research Fund. Led by Dr Dan Hicks (University Lecturer and Curator of Archaeology), the project sought to develop the first overview of the range and research potential of the Museum’s world archaeology collections. The open access publication will allow researchers and communities around the world to access information about the museum’s archaeological collections.
‘World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: a characterization’ introduces the range, history and significance of the archaeological collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, and sets out priorities for future research into the collection. Through 29 newly-commissioned essays written by a specialist team, the volume explores more than 136,000 artefacts from 145 countries, from the Stone Age to the modern period, and from England to Easter Island.
Pioneering a new approach in museum studies – which the project calls “characterization” – this landmark volume is an essential reference work for archaeologists around the world, and a unique introduction to the archaeological collections of one of the world’s most famous museums
Copies of the physical book can be ordered from Archaeopress here – http://www.archaeopress.com/ArchaeopressShop/Public/defaultAll.asp?QuickSearch=9781905739585
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