Diversifying The Future Of Community Archaeology: Ethnicity, Disability And Affluence
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 2016-09-28

Young people are the future, the future of heritage management; inspiring a passion about their heritage helps to safeguard it for the future. Heritage belongs to everyone, but sometimes is not as accessible to some as it should be and provision for young people in general needs to be increased, not just for those from diverse backgrounds. This paper will provide the following projects as case studies for good practice: 

The My Place Project (HLF), working with schoolchildren in Bradford and Keighley, which have high ethnic minority and youth populations. The Young Archaeologists’ Club (in particular the Leeds Branch) and how it is trying to remove the barriers to include those with additional needs and those from less affluent backgrounds.

Finally I will be explaining how the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network (CITiZAN) project are incentivising involvement for people between 16-25 through both formal and informal training events.

Megan Clement, CITiZAN