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oapen-20.500.12657-259122022-04-26T11:21:05Z Scattered Finds Stevenson, Alice Ancient Egypt archaeology egyptology museums Petrie bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings, oceans & seas::1QD Empires & historical states::1QDA Ancient World::1QDAE Ancient Egypt bic Book Industry Communication::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AB English bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GM Museology & heritage studies bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology::HDD Archaeology by period / region::HDDG Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology bic Book Industry Communication::W Lifestyle, sport & leisure::WT Travel & holiday::WTH Travel & holiday guides::WTHM Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides Scattered Finds explores the politics, personalities and social histories that linked fieldwork in Egypt with the varied organizations around the world that received finds. Case studies range from Victorian municipal museums and women’s suffrage campaigns in the UK, to the development of some of the USA’s largest institutions, and from university museums in Japan to new institutions in post-independence Ghana. By juxtaposing a diversity of sites for the reception of Egyptian cultural heritage over the period of a century, Alice Stevenson presents new ideas about the development of archaeology, museums and the construction of Egyptian heritage. She also addresses the legacy of these practices, raises questions about the nature of the authority over such heritage today, and argues for a stronger ethical commitment to its stewardship. 2019-02-06 10:35:39 2020-04-01T10:54:30Z 2020-04-01T10:54:30Z 2019 book 1004171 OCN: 1100526036 9781787351400 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25912 eng application/pdf n/a Scattered-Finds.pdf UCL Press 10.14324/111. 9781787351400 10.14324/111. 9781787351400 df73bf94-b818-494c-a8dd-6775b0573bc2 9781787351400 318 London open access
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Scattered Finds explores the politics, personalities and social histories that linked fieldwork in Egypt with the varied organizations around the world that received finds. Case studies range from Victorian municipal museums and women’s suffrage campaigns in the UK, to the development of some of the USA’s largest institutions, and from university museums in Japan to new institutions in post-independence Ghana. By juxtaposing a diversity of sites for the reception of Egyptian cultural heritage over the period of a century, Alice Stevenson presents new ideas about the development of archaeology, museums and the construction of Egyptian heritage. She also addresses the legacy of these practices, raises questions about the nature of the authority over such heritage today, and argues for a stronger ethical commitment to its stewardship.
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