Urban Archaeology, Municipal Government and Local Planning

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction: Thinking Globally and Acting Locally—Exploring the Relationships Between Community, Archaeological Heritage, and Local Government

   • Sherene Baugher, Douglas R. Appler, William Moss

   Pages 1-13

3. The Challenges and Accomplishments of Local Government Archaeology Programs in the Commonwealth of Nations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Planning Archaeology in World Cities: Looking at London

      • Hana Morel, Joseph Flatman, Kim Stabler

      Pages 17-34

   3. Preservation, Participation and the Pursuit of Knowledge: Strategic Policy and Archaeological Practice Within the City of York 1989–2015

      • John Oxley

      Pages 35-52

   4. Crowdsourcing the Story of Bristol

      • Peter Insole

      Pages 53-67

   5. Archaeological Resource Management in Toronto: Planning, Preservation, and Interpretation

      • Ronald F. Williamson, David A. Robertson, Susan Hughes

      Pages 69-89

   6. Under the Old Stones of Kingston, Ontario: The City of Kingston Archaeological Master Planning Process (1987–2011)

      • Marcus R. Létourneau

      Pages 91-113

   7. Quebec City’s Archaeological Programme and Provincial Cultural Heritage Legislation

      • William Moss

      Pages 115-135

   8. Archaeology Down Under: Management and Outcomes in the First State in Australia

      • Siobhán Lavelle

      Pages 137-160

   9. From Alliance to Dissonance: Two Centuries of Local Archaeology and Conservation in Indian Cities. The Case of Lucknow, India

      • Ashima Krishna

      Pages 161-180

4. The Challenges and Accomplishments of Local Government Archaeology Programs in the United States

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. Toward a Theory of Municipal Archaeology: Why Local Government Should Become Public Archaeology’s New Best Friend

      • Douglas R. Appler

      Pages 183-201

   3. We Dig Alexandria: A Reflection on More Than Fifty Years of Community Archaeology

      • Francine Bromberg, Pamela Cressey, Garrett Fesler, Paul Nasca, Ruth Reeder

      Pages 203-225

   4. Reflections on the New York City Archaeology Program (1980–2016)

      • Sherene Baugher

      Pages 227-255

   5. Digging the Hub: The Evolution of the Boston City Archaeology Program

      • Joe Bagley

      Pages 257-276

   6. Phoenix Rising: The Development of a Municipal Archaeology Program in Arizona, USA

      • Todd W. Bostwick

      Pages 277-297

   7. Municipal Archaeology Policies as a Vector in Public Outreach Programs: Digging Up Dirt for the Masses in St. Augustine, Florida

      • Carl D. Halbirt, Sarah E. Miller

      Pages 299-319

   8. Like No Other Place: Albuquerque’s Archaeological Odyssey

      • Matthew Schmader

      Pages 321-342

5. Back Matter

   Pages 343-345

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Improving the relationship between archaeology and local government represents one of the next great challenges facing archaeology –specifically archaeology done in urban settings. Not only does local government have access to powerful legal tools and policy mechanisms that can offer protection for privately owned archaeological sites, but because local government exists at the grassroots level, it is also often closer to people who have deep knowledge about the community itself, about its values, and about the local meaning of the sites most in need of protection. This partnership between archaeology and local government can also provide visibility and public programing for heritage sites.

This book will explore the experiences, both positive and negative, of small and large cities globally. We have examined programs in the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly known as the British Commonwealth) and in the United States. These countries share similar perspectives on preservation and heritage, although the approaches these cities have taken to address municipal archaeology reveals considerable diversity. The case studies highlight how these innovative partnerships have developed, and explain how they function within local government. Engaging with the political sphere to advocate for and conduct archaeology requires creativity, flexibility, and the ability to develop collaborative partnerships. How these archaeological partnerships benefit the community is a vital part of the equation. Heritage and tourist benefits are discussed. Economic challenges during downturns in the economy are analyzed. The book also examines public outreach programs and the grassroots efforts to protect and preserve a community's archaeological heritage.

• Engaging with the political sphere to advocate for archaeology
• How these how archaeological partnerships benefit the community
• local heritage and tourism
• municipal archaeology and political environment
• partnerships between archaeology and local government
• public archaeology and outreach
• urban geography and urbanism

• Department of Landscape Architecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

  Sherene Baugher

• University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

  Douglas R. Appler

• City of Québec, Québec, Canada

  William Moss

​Sherene Baugher, Ph.D., was the first City Archaeologist for New York City (1980-1990).  Since 1991, she has been a professor at Cornell University affiliated with Cornell’s Departments of Landscape Architecture, City and Regional Planning, and the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies.  Her research on class, ethnicity, gender, and inequality focuses on 18^th and 19^th century sites with a special focus on New York sites.  She has co-edited two other books for Springer, Archaeology and Preservation of Gendered Landscapes (2010) and Past Meets Present: Archaeologists Partnering with Museum Curators, Teachers, and Community Groups (2007).

Douglas R. Appler, Ph.D., AICP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Kentucky.  He is a former practicing city planner whose research emphasizes innovation in the relationship between local government and historic resources.  He received his Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. 

William Moss coordinates municipal archæological heritage management for the City of Québec, a UNESCO World Heritage site. He was appointed Chief Archaeologist, the first position of its kind in Canada, in 1985. More than two hundred projects carried out under his supervision have generated an important body of knowledge that has been widely communicated to the city’s inhabitants, as well as contributing to the conservation and development of numerous sites. Laval University¸ where Mr. Moss is a sessional lecturer, awarded him an honorary Ph.D. for his contribution to the knowledge of, the protection and the development of Québec City’s rich archæological heritage.

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