Harmony Through Heritage - Archaeologist/Collector Relationships Pt. 1

Dec 8, 2023

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This fortnight, Ken and Gabe chat with Dr. Bonnie Pitblado (University of Oklahoma) about her work as the chair of the SAA Task Force on Archaeologist-Collector Collaborations, how collectors contribute to the understanding of early archaeology in OK, PAN(cakes), and how we can all find harmony through heritage in these important professional-avocational relationships.

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Pitblado, Bonnie L., Matthew J. Rowe, Bryon Schroeder, Suzie Thomas, and Anna Wessman

2022 Professional–Collector Collaboration: Moving beyond Debate to Best Practice. Advances in Archaeological Practice 10(1):3-9.

Full, open-access issue

Pitblado, B. L. (2014). An Argument for Ethical, Proactive, Archaeologist-Artifact Collector Collaboration. American Antiquity, 79(3), 385-400.

Pitblado, B. L., Cooley, D., Deere, B., Dudley, M., McLeod, A., Moore, K., & Palacios, H. (2023). The Oklahoma Public Archaeology Network (OKPAN): Leveraging University Resources to Serve Historically Excluded Communities. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 11(3), 314-327.

Pitblado, B. L., Shott, M. J., Brosowske, S., Butler, V. L., Cox, J., Espenshade, C., Neller, A. J., Peebles, G. M., Sánchez, G., Shipley, R., Suárez, R., & Thomas, S. (2018). Process and Outcomes of the SAA "Professional Archaeologists, Avocational Archaeologists, Responsible Artifact Colletors Relationships Task Force" (2015-2018). The SAA Archaeological Record, 18(5), 14-17.

Pitblado, B. L., & Thomas, S. (2020). Unraveling the spectra of stewards and collectors. Antiquity, 94, 1077+.

New Brunswick Tourism, Heritage and Culture - Archaeology https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/thc/heritage/content/archaeology.html

Oklahoma Public Archaeology Network (OKPAN)

https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/thc/heritage/content/archaeology.html

UK Portable Antiquities Scheme: https://finds.org.uk/

Hit Pieces

CBC’s Ideas Podcast - Atlantis and the Apocalypse: The World of Fringe Archaeology (featuring NB Arch Pod guest, Stephanie Halmhofer!)

Hrynick, M. G., Anderson, A. W., Moore, E. C., & Meade, M. (2023). Embedding Librarians in Archaeological Field Schools. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2023.17