Blogging Archaeology
Blogging and social media have become indispensable tools for
archaeologists in recent years. Academic and cultural resource management
projects are utilizing blogging and social media for outreach and in classroom
settings. The sharing of archaeology news and information by archaeologists and
journals is a primary source of up to the minute information for many. A number
of blogs are aimed at providing the public with information on either a single
topic or a range of related topics. With all the benefits to blogging and the
use of social media in archaeology there are still issues to overcome. The
problem of relating site and project information to the public while
maintaining anonymity of the parties involved and keeping site locations
confidential is something that every archaeologist struggles with. In this
session we will examine the ways archaeologists use social media and blogging
and how problems related to the use of social media can be overcome.
