New book on cultural heritage, archeology and pedagogy

"In primary school, archeology is mainly associated with ancient times. With this book, I want to broaden perspectives," says Anita Synnestvedt, archaeologist and cultural heritage researcher, affiliated to the Department of Historical Studies and the Center for Critical Cultural Heritage Studies.

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Contemporary questions and themes about cultural heritage and archaeology are raised and problematized. The desire is to strive for inclusive and equal teaching through joyful learning. The book mixes theory and practice. Here, for example, a description is given of how a contemporary archaeological investigation can be carried out by a school class and how a bag with cultural heritage can be packed. Theoretical approaches include outdoor pedagogy, cultural heritage pedagogy and history didactics.

"For the past 20 years, I have devoted myself to questions about archaeology and cultural heritage, where teaching has been a large part of the work. I have tried to inspire students to think new, critically and independently regardless of the content of the lesson, something I also want to highlight in this book. Over the years, I have also met many colleagues with interesting projects, some of whom contribute with examples in the book."

The goal of the book is for the reader, regardless of whether they are a lecturer at a university, student, primary/high school teacher, museum employee or just interested in the subject, to get a broad picture of what archaeology and cultural heritage can be and how this can be used in school teaching.