Archaeological curatorship /
Susan M. Pearce.
- Leicester ; New York : Leicester University Press, 1996.
- xvi, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Leicester Museum studies series .
- Leicester museum studies series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-219)
Explores the philosophies, approaches, and practices of museums that acquire and hold the material culture of the ancient, medieval, and post-medieval past, in light of new perspectives in the last two decades of the ways the past can be experienced both by archaeologists and by the general public. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
0718512987
Museums--Administration. Archaeological museums and collections--Administration. Archaeology--Sources--Exhibitions--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Museum techniques.