We're soon publishing The Reconstructed Past, edited by John Jameson. The topic is archaeological reconstruction and covers the subjects
you describe. The book won't be available till January or so, but a table of contents is on our website if you want more information
about it.
mitch allen


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>         Susan Piddock wrote:
>
>         > Hi Everybody
>         >           Recently Greg Jackman published an article here in Australia
>         > about Port Arthur, which was a convict penal colony, remote from
>         > civilization. After a bushfire swept through the settlement at the
>         > beginning of the twentieth century, the settlement became a set of ruins.
>         > Over the last century parts of the buildings have been restored and reflect
>         > different ideas about the heritage management of the site. In effect Greg
>         > argues that the ruins have become romanticized and their nature as
>         > buildings for the use and management of convicts has been down played. He
>         > argues that a recently excavated school/reformatory site should be left as
>         > an archaeological site that gives a real understanding of the purpose of
>         > Port Arthur. I was wondering about other sites around the world where there
>         > might be a conflict between a romanticized past and the reality revealed by
>         > archaeology, an references would be helpful as l wish to discuss this issue
>         > in a lecture.
>         >                                                cheers
>         >                                                   Susan
>         > Dr Susan Piddock
>

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