Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing fills an important gap in academic literature, bringing together experts from archaeology/ historic environment and mental health research to provide an interdisciplinary overview of this emerging subject area.

The book, uniquely, provides archaeologists and heritage professionals with an introduction to the ways in which mental health researchers view and measure wellbeing, helping archaeologists and other heritage professionals to move beyond the anecdotal when evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of such initiatives. Importantly, this book also serves to highlight to mental health researchers the many ways in which archaeology and heritage can be, and are being, harnessed to support non-medical therapeutic interventions to improve wellbeing. Authentic engagement with the historic environment can also provide powerful tools for community health and wellbeing, and this book offers examples of the diverse communities that have benefited from its capacity to promote wellbeing and wellness.

Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing is for students and researchers of archaeology and psychology interested in wellbeing, as well as researchers and professionals involved in health and social care, social prescribing, mental health and wellbeing, leisure, tourism, and heritage management.

About the Author

Paul Everill is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Winchester, UK, and Co-Director of the Anglo-Georgian Expedition to Nokalakevi.

Karen Burnell is Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at Solent University and a Chartered Psychologist by research.

Reviews

"This is a highly original topic and the book will be a leading addition to a growing body of work on archaeology and well-being. There is much here of interest and significance to international researchers including new methods and approaches that will shape this emerging field." - Sarah Semple, Durham University

"Overall this is an extremely valuable volume of original work that could and hopefully will have a powerful impact on the two fields of wellbeing and archaeology." - Gabriel Moshenska, UCL

"Looking across the book as a whole, archaeology and heritage are clearly contributing much to the enhancement of wellbeing for many communities, albeit in many different ways and through a variety of approaches. Talking to each other within our own community of practice is important, but the next stage is to communicate these positive results to politicians, policy makers and those setting the agenda for the next upcoming reorganisation of healthcare provision." - Timothy Darvill, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Book Information
ISBN 9781032021669
Author Paul Everill
Format Paperback
Page Count 284
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 560g