Partnership Examples

The following is a short list of examples where archaeologists are partnering with others in researching and interpreting the past.

The Kenai Fjords Oral History and Archaeology Project

In collaboration with Alutiiq (Alaska Native) communities and Kenai Fjords National Park, the Smithsonian Institution's Arctic Studies Center is documenting the pre- and post-contact history of Alutiiq coasal occupation and adaptations along a large and previously uninvestigated section of the southern Alaskan coast. Oral historical information is being compared and integrated with excavation results at villages sites ranging in age from A.D. 800 - 1880. Paleoenvironmental research at the sites focuses on marine ecosystem changes during the Little Ice Age.

Stewardship of the James Dexter Site: The Context for Decision Making on the Excavation of an Important Archeological Site James Dexter Site at Independence National Historical Park

When the house site of James Dexter, a free black American, was found to be within the footprint of planned construction, the National Park Service’s consultations with local community groups lead to a reevaluation of the proposed treatment of the site.

Levi Jordan Plantation

The Levi Jordan plantation was once home to enslaved blacks and slave owners and later to black sharecroppers and white landowners. White and black descendants of the site's former resident’s help to guide the archaeology research and interpretation. A web site, built through community participation, presents the site’s history and provides a ‘place’ for sharing and discussing ideas about this local history.

Hopi Footprints (Partnership for Public Archaeology)

Hopi Cultural Preservation Office educators, elders, tribal cultural professionals and archaeologists are working to develop school curriculum focusing on culture education, technology integration, and action research in classrooms. Partnership for Public Archaeology creates, implements, and disseminates public archaeology education programs that build an understanding of archaeological concepts, theories, and methods for preschoolers through adult learners. The Partnership is jointly administered through Northern Arizona University's Department of Anthropology and the Science and Mathematics Learning Center.

Collaborations

Advocacy: Helping Preserve Our Archaeological Heritage

Links to volunteer and professional societies, governmental offices, and preservation groups working to protect archaeological sites and archaeological remains.