Citizen Archaeology. Un contributo alla costruzione di una archeologia pubblica come “scienza normale”

Fabio Pinna;Mattia Sanna Montanelli

2024-01-01

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Abstract

Following a new segmentation of research fields by the Italian Ministry of University, which formalizes the institutional recognition of public archaeology as a field of research, this paper aims to contribute to the debate on the discipline’s methodological foundations. It explores the application of citizen science theories and methods to participatory archaeological re-search, defined here as “citizen archaeology”. Considering opportunities for scientific edu-cation and research, as well as challenges related to data quality and work ethics, the poten-tial contribution of these approaches to establishing a more structured epistemic framework for the discipline in Italy is discussed.