HIST5515B Public Archaeology:
Social, economical and cultural values of archaeological activity

This course introduces students to the wide range of areas in which archaeology has an impact outside the academic areas of archaeological study. It aims to examine the development and planning of archaeological presentation, and issues connected with maintenance of the archaeological resource; the role of legislation in archaeology; the ‘values’ of archaeology in society; and the complex interrelationships between society, politics and economics that provides the framework within which archaeology exists.

Course Lecturer : CHAU Hing-wah 鄒興華
Chau Hing-wah is currently the Curator (Archaeology) of the Hong Kong Museum of History. He acquired his BA at the University of Hong Kong in 1983, and his MA in field archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London in 1988. Since he joined the Antiquities and Monuments Office as an Assistant Curator II in 1985, he has been working in the field of archaeology for about two decades. He has taken charge of over 150 archeological field projects in Hong Kong including the Second Territory-wide Archaeological Survey of Hong Kong from 1996 to 1998, and the large-scale rescue excavation at Tung Wan Tsai on Ma Wan which was awarded one of the ten most significant archaeological discoveries in China in 1997.

Lecture 1: History and Development of Archaeology (Sep 10)
Lecture 2: Archaeological Survey and Excavation (Sep 17)
Lecture 3: Archaeology of Hong Kong: Development and Achievements (Sep 24)
Lecture 4: Protection of Archaeological Heritage: International Charters and Conventions (Oct 8)
Lecture 5: Case study: Archaeological works of the former Kai Tak Airport and its surrounding area (Oct 15)
Lecture 6: Re-constructing Hong Kong’s Past: Our Cultural Identity (Oct 22)
Lecture 7: Underwater Archaeology: An Introduction ( Oct 29)
Lecture 8: Post-excavation: Finds Processing, Analysis, Conservation, and Interpretation (Nov 5)
Lecture 9: Protection of Archaeological Heritage: China and Hong Kong (Nov 12)
Lecture 10: Archaeology and Nationalism: Origins of Chinese Civilization Project (I) (Nov 19)
Lecture 11: Archaeology and Nationalism: Origins of Chinese Civilization Project (II) (Nov 26)
Lecture 12: Underwater Archaeology: Survey, Excavation, Conservation and Management (Dec 3)

The evaluation is based on:
(1) Attendance and participation in classes (20%)

(2) Paper on case study (30%)
Lecture 5 will introduce the many archaeological works associated with the redevelopment of the former Kai Tak Airport and its surrounding area in the Kowloon Bay. After the lecture, students are required to write a research paper (not less than 3,000 words) on the conservation and development of archaeological heritage discovered therein in the past two decades. The paper should be submitted on or before 31 Oct 2020
Topic: 九龍灣舊啓德機場及鄰近地區發現的考古遺存應如何保存？可否發展成為考古公園？如何聯同區內其他古蹟發展文物旅遊？保育與發展之間應如何取得平衡？

(3) Term paper (50%)
Choose one of the following topic issues and write a research paper within 5,000 words. The paper should be submitted on or before Dec. 12, 2020.
– Effects/effectiveness of legislation in archaeology in terms of protection
– Media and archaeology
– Archaeology and nationalism : shaping of cultural identity
– Repatriation of archaeological materials : conflict and co-operation among nations
– Illicit trade in antiquities and treasure hunting: looting of archaeological sites
– Tourism and archaeology: sustainable consumption of archaeological heritage
– Archaeology and politics
– Archaeology and museum: how the knowledge on archaeological research be transferred to the public
– Underwater archaeology: sustainable strategy for effective protection

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• Bellwood, P. (2013) First Migrants. Wiley Blackwell.
• Carman, J. (2002) Archaeology and Heritage. Continuum.
• Carman, J. (2015)  Archaeological Resource Management: An International Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Champion T (1996) Protecting the Monuments. Archaeological legislation from the 1882 Act to PPG 16.  In Hunter, M (ed). Preserving the Past: the rise of heritage in modern Britain, 38-56. Stroud: Alan Sutton Publishing [UL RES. CALL # DA655 .P75 1996  ]
• Cleere, H. (1989). Archaeological Heritage Management in the Modern World.  London: Routledge.[UL RES CALL #  CC135.A73  ]
• Council of Europe.(1992). Valetta Convention. European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage. Strasbourg: Council of Europe.
• Drewett, P. (1999) Field Archaeology: An Introduction. London: UCL Press. [UL RES. CALL # CC76 .D74 1999  ]
• English Heritage (2001) Power of Place. The future of the Historic Environment. London: English Heritage.
• Fagan, B. (2001)  In the Beginning. An Introduction to Archaeology.  New York: Prentice Hall. [CU LIB has the 1997 version: CALL #  CC75 .F34 1997]
• Grant, J., Gorin, S. & Fleming, N.  (2002)  The Archaeology Coursebook.  London: Routledge. [UL RES CALL # CC83 .G7 2002  ]
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• Li Liu, Xingcan Chen. (2012). The Archaeology of China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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• Meacham, W. ( 2009).  The Archaeology of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong.
• Merriman, N. (ed.) (2004)  Public Archaeology. London: Routledge. [UL RES. CALL # CC75.7 .P83 2004  ]
• Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P. (2016),  Archaeology: Theories Methods and Practice, London: Thames & Hudson (Seventh Edition). 
• Skeates, R. (1999). Debating the Archaeological Heritage. London: Duckworth. [UL RES. CALL # CC135 .S543 2000  ]
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• UNESCO, 1972.  The Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Paris: UNESCO.

• 《中華人民共和國文物保護法》，2002年10月28日通過。
• 《中華人民共和國文物保護法實施條例》，2003年5月13日通過，2003年7月1日起施行。
• 《新文物保護法及實施條例問答》，中國法制，2003年。
• 香港法例第131條《城市規劃條例》
• 香港法例第499條《環境影響評估條例》
• 香港法例第53條《古物及古蹟條例》
• 香港環境保護署：《環境影響評估程序的技術備忘錄》。香港：香港環境保護署，1997年。
• 國家文物局法制處：《中華人民共和國文物保護法》。北京：紫禁城出版社，1994年。
• 嚴明：《文物保護法律適用手冊》。北京：人民法院出版社，1998年。[CALL #  KNQ3176 .W46 1998  ]
• Agnew, Neville and Demas, Martha (ed.) (2002), Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China, (中譯本：《中國文物古蹟保護準則》), Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. [HKU MAIN LIB CALL # LB 363.690951 P95]

• 費爾南多·安東尼·巴基斯塔·佩雷拉：《澳門大三巴遺址：面向未來的豐碑》，澳門：澳門文化司署，里斯本：里斯本澳門辦事處，1 9 9 4年。
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• 鄒興華(編)：《嶺南古越族文化論文集》。香港：香港市政局，1993年。[UL RES. CALL # DS793.K7 L485 1993  ]
• 鄒興華：〈多元互動：四川古蜀文化和珠江三角洲古越文化融入中華文化的過程〉，載《三星閃爍金沙流采 – 神秘的古蜀文明》。香港：康樂及文化事務署，2007年。[UL GOV DOC CALL # DS797.77.G826 S28 2007]
• 鄒興華：〈香港考古遺址的保護及考古新發現〉，載香港城市大學中國文化中心(編):《嶺南歷史與社會》。香港：香港城市大學出版社，2003年，頁45 – 62。[UL RES. CALL # DS793.K7 L4948 2003]
• 鄒興華：〈漁獵採集 – 香港沿海定居的史前先民生活模式〉，載《華南研究資料中心通訊》，2003年1 月，第30期。[http://ihome.ust.hk/~schina/PDF/news30.pdf]
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• 香港歷史博物館：《李鄭屋漢墓》，香港特區政府，2005年。
• 香港歷史博物館(編) ：《嶺南印記：粵港澳考古成果展》，香港：香港歷史博物館，2014年
• 區家發：《粵港考古與發現》。香港：三聯書店，2004年。[UL RES. CALL #DS793.K7 O84 2004]
• 康樂及文化事務署：《香港的遠古文化：西貢沙下考古發現》，香港特區政府，2005年
• 李龍章：《嶺南地區出土青銅器研究》，北京，文物出版社，2006年。
• 商志香覃 、吳偉鴻：《香港考古學敘研》，北京，文物出版社，2010年。
• 張森水、吳偉鴻(編) ：《西貢黃地峒舊石器時代晚期遺址》，香港，中國評論出版社，2010年。
• 賀剛：《湘西史前遺存與中國古史傳說》，長沙：岳麓書社，2013年。
• 廣東省文物考古研究所(編) ：《2011年南海I號的考古試掘》，北京：科學出版社，2011年。
• 廣東省文物考古研究所(編) ：《南海Ⅰ号沉船考古报告之二——2014～2015年发掘》，北京：文物出版社，2017年。
• 科林∙倫福儒、保羅∙巴恩(著) 、陳淳(譯)：《考古學：理論、方法與實踐》，第六版，上海古籍出版社，2015年
• 臧振華、李匡悌：《南科的古文明》，國立臺灣史前文化博物館，2017

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With each assignment, students will be required to submit a signed declaration that they are aware of these policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures.

• In the case of group projects, all members of the group should be asked to sign the declaration, each of whom is responsible and liable to disciplinary actions, irrespective of whether he/she has signed the declaration and whether he/she has contributed, directly or indirectly, to the problematic contents.
• For assignments in the form of a computer-generated document that is principally text-based and submitted via VeriGuide, the statement, in the form of a receipt, will be issued by the system upon students’ uploading of the soft copy of the assignment.

Assignments without the properly signed declaration will not be graded by teachers.

Only the final version of the assignment should be submitted via VeriGuide.

The submission of a piece of work, or a part of a piece of work, for more than one purpose (e.g. to satisfy the requirements in two different courses) without declaration to this effect shall be regarded as having committed undeclared multiple submissions. It is common and acceptable to reuse a turn of phrase or a sentence or two from one’s own work; but wholesale reuse is problematic. In any case, agreement from the course teacher(s) concerned should be obtained prior to the submission of the piece of work.