Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol | eISSN 2011-4273 | ISSN 1900-5407

The image of archaeology and of archaeological heritage in the media. An analysis of graphic local press

No. 14 (2012-01-01)
  • Maria Eugenia Conforti
  • María Luz Endere
https://doi.org/10.7440/antipoda14.2012.08

Abstract

Public communication of archaeological knowledge is key to allow access, ownership and social assessment of the past. This work aims to contribute to the discussion on the role of media in public communication of archeology through the analysis of print media coverage of local activities carried out by archaeologists belonging to or associated with the Faculty of Social Sciences, Unicen, and published in the newspaper El Popular. Olavarria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Keywords: archaeology, heritage, mass media, public communication of science