Using archaeological sites and historic landscapes to promote mental health well-being represents one of the most significant advances in archaeological resource management for many years. Its potential contribution to health-care and wellness initiatives is boundless. Prompted by the Human Henge project working within the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, this volume provides an overview of work going on across Britain and the near Continent at many different scales. Contributors share experiences, and discuss the outcomes, implications, and theoretical underpinnings of heritage-based well-being projects.

About the Author
Timothy Darvill is Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University and leads the research on the Human Henge project; Kerry Barrass is a researcher on the project; Laura Drysdale is the Director of the Restoration Trust and project manager of Human Henge; Vanessa Heaslip is a Principal Academic in the Department of Nursing and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University and leads the participant monitoring programme on Human Henge; and Yvette Staelens is a visiting research fellow at Bournemouth University and was the programme facilitator for Human Henge.

Awards
Nominated for Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2021 (UK) and The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Book Awards 2019 (United States) and Shanghai Archaeology Forum Awards Program Research Award 2019 (China).



Book Information
ISBN 9781789692686
Author Timothy Darvill
Format Paperback
Page Count 308
Imprint Archaeopress
Publisher Archaeopress
Weight(grams) 794g