The Public Archaeology of Treasure comprises the select proceedings of the 5th University of Chester Archaeology Student Conference which took place on 31 January 2020 in the lecture theatre of the Grosvenor Museum, Chester and was complemented by an online Twitter conference on the following morning, 1 February 2020. Reflecting on the shifting and conflicting meanings, values and significances for treasure in archaeology's public engagements, interactions and manifestations, the volume emphasises how education and research cannot avoid the persistent and evocative associations of 'treasure' in socio-political discourse and popular culture. This first-ever exploration of 'the public archaeology of treasure' thus offers a host of timely themes and perspectives on the public engagement with, and popular receptions of, archaeological artefacts and assemblages written by students, researchers, educators and heritage practitioners.

About the Author
Howard Williams is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Chester and researches public archaeology and archaeologies of death and memory. He co-edits the Offa's Dyke Journal and writes an academic blog: Archaeodeath.

Samuel Clague graduated from the University of Chester with a BA (Hons) Archaeology degree in 2020 and subsequently completed the Department's MA Archaeology of Death and Memory.

Peter Reavill is a landscape archaeologist specialising in the material culture of the British Isles. He was the Finds Liaison Officer for the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme covering Herefordshire and Shropshire, 2003-2022. In May 2022 he left the PAS and is now the Historic Environment Records Officer for Herefordshire, Herefordshire Council.


Book Information
ISBN 9781803273105
Author Howard Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 206
Imprint Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Publisher Archaeopress
Weight(grams) 697g