Archaeological fieldwork in the UK has persisted for decades following one core method – objective recording of a limited range of data. This results in a specific archaeology creating a specific past.
Through Archaeology Otherwise, we aim to do things differently.
- We embrace multisensory, emotive, community-generated and more-than-human data to forge richer interpretations and local participation in cultural heritage.
- We nurture practices that privilege those most affected by archaeology, meaning those living, working or otherwise linked to it, including animals, plants, human-made substances, artificial intelligence, and the wider environment on Earth and beyond.
We do our work in many ways, but always guided by,
- Co-design
- Collaborative experiments in data collection and data processing
- Experimental digital infrastructure development
- Policy interventions with organisations and individuals who hold the power to change archaeological practices
- Experimental valuing and assessment of outcomes
Financial Support
This work is funded by,
- An AHRC Impact Acceleration Account award to UCL 2022-27 (Grant Reference AH/X003973/1) held by UCL Innovation and Enterprise.
- A Future Leaders Fellowship, awarded by the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), to Dr. Sadie Watson, under the title “Bringing the Past to the Present: measuring, maximizing and transforming public benefit from development-led archaeology,” under Grant Reference MR/X015122/1, hosted by MOLA.
- Funding from the Forestry England national historic environment budget.
Archaeology Otherwise is a result of Transforming Data Reuse in Archaeology.
