Beneath the Ivory Tower: The Archaeology of Academia

III. Architecture, Space, and Identity: How Constructed Landscapes Reflect Institutional Goals

III Architecture, Space, and Identity How Constructed Landscapes Reflect Institutional Goals Of all the disciplines in social science, archaeology is perhaps the most visible . Perhaps because of the romance of field exploration or because of its ability to reveal “hidden” information about the past, archaeology holds great fascination for the public. Consequently, when we carry out excavations on campus to investigate what is literally our own past, people pay attention. But campus archaeology is more than a public show. It involves the archaeologist with a larger community, including academics, students, administrators, and the public, all of whom share an interest in the work and its results. The following three chapters explore the nature of public archaeology in the campus community. In this context not only is our work carried out publicly, but its results are intended for the multiple audiences who are stakeholders in its results. In three instances the authors discuss how campus archaeology has addressed the needs and concerns of those invested in its results and how archaeology has become an integral part of planning and public outreach as well as education. ...