Public Archaeology and Climate Change by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Publisher: Oxbow Books, Limited
Published: 2017-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

Conclusion

Recent interest in the erosion of coastal archaeology in North-West and Western Europe (France, Ireland, UK, Norway and Spain) demonstrates the potential for international collaborative programmes and the development of common strategies. To date, questions about the effects of coastal erosion on archaeological heritage in France have been delegated to regional authorities. The development of a rescue strategy for coastal archaeology should be an important priority at a national level. We hope that discussion with the Ministry of Culture will lead to new strategies in the future.

Public response to coastal heritage loss has been very positive, but the use of the ALeRT App by the public should be further developed. More training in using the technology has to be undertaken to enhance citizen involvement in coastal heritage conservation issues, and also to integrate young students in vulnerability assessment. It should be noted that the public response to the collaborative project was not always positive, and some experienced volunteers were worried that publicising sites may lead to looting, and therefore preferred not to share their discoveries. This means that new communication campaigns are necessary. During the pilot project, we started to lay the foundations for long-term collaboration between archaeologists and non-professionals. Similar experiences in France (e.g. LITAQ project, Université de Bordeaux, http://litaq.huma-num.fr/) have shown that deeper collaborations between teams working with coastal environments are necessary in order to alert national authorities to the importance of developing a national strategy with dedicated funding.

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