An international comparative study towards the establishment of Japanese Public Archaeology

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23320176
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Archaeology
• Research Institution: Osaka City Cultural Properties Association
• Principal Investigator: OKAMURA Katsuyuki 公益財団法人大阪市博物館協会(大阪文化財研究所、大阪歴史博物館、大阪市立美術館、, その他部局等, その他 (70344356)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SAKAI Hideya 奈良大学, 文学部, 教授 (50559317) ; FUKUNAGA Shinya 大阪大学, 文学部, 教授 (50189958) ; OOBA Shigenobu (公財)大阪市博物館協会, 事業企画, 係長 (60344355)
• Research Collaborator: NAKANISHI Yumiko ; NEGITA Yoshio ; MATSUDA Akira ; AITCHISON Kenny ; DEMOULE Jean-Paul ; HENSON Don ; JACKSON Sophie ; KANER Simon ; KRISTIANSEN Kristian ; SCHADLA-HALL Tim ; STONE Peter
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 考古学 / 文化遺産 / 埋蔵文化財 / パブリック / イングランド

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A three-year study of heritage management and public archaeology in Europe became clear that the differences originate from somewhere between two opposing world views. One is the Anglo-Saxon ‘common law’ tradition; society regulates itself. The other is the continental European tradition; it is the state, which organizes and regulates social life. In England, anyone can conduct an excavation if they first receive permission from the property owner. This ‘free’ access to buried remains became the foundation for English public archaeology, unlike the situation in other European countries as well as Japan. From a European perspective, the future of Japanese public archaeology will largely depend on whether or not it can maintain the well-established archaeological heritage management system, based around local boards of education and/or government authorities, and develop a number of attractive educational activities and outreach programs, which contemporary society needs.

Free Research Field

考古学と現代社会（パブリック・アーケオロジー）