Digital archaeological knowledge production and communication among metal detectorists: a web focus group discussion

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Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
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Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Digital archaeological knowledge production and communication among metal detectorists: a web focus group discussion
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Journal of community archaeology & heritage, 2022, 10 (2), 90-106
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Archeologija / Archaeology; Informacija / Information; Komunikacija / Communication; Belgija (Belgium); Suomija (Finland); Lietuva (Lithuania); Norvegija (Norway); Danija (Denmark); Lenkija (Poland); Jungtinė Karalystė (Didžioji Britanija; Great Britain; United Kingdom, UK, GB).
Summary / Abstract:

ENAs digital tools develop and become more openly available, not only archaeologists but also other groups that have an interest inarchaeological heritage and the past are taking more and more digital tools and ideas into use in their research and practices. One such group with particular interests in archaeological heritage is hobbyist metaldetectorists. Although the hobby has been around in some countries since as early as the 1960s, it is also clear that digital developments – from state-sanctioned infrastructures such as the emerging national finds recording databases, to detectorist adoption of social media platforms for sharing information – are having a profound effect on hobbyists and their knowledge production practices. In this article, wepresent and discuss our findings from a web focus group that we carried out with metal detectorists from seven different northern and eastern European countries. Keywords: metal detecting; digital tools; archaeological knowledge production; web focus group.

DOI:
10.1080/20518196.2022.2056818
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2051-8196; 2051-820X
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2026-02-25 13:45:50
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