The Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio has "archaeologist
dioramas"--full-size mannequins of an archaeologist digging and another
case with an archaeologist in the lab--I don't know if they use "live"
archaeologists as interpreters (the cases are at one end of a very
important Native American exhibition) but I'll bet they have tried that.

John Pearce



On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Dawn Scher Thomae wrote:

> Ian:  see Mark Leone's work, especially "Method As Message" in Museum
> News, October 1983.
>
> Dawn Scher Thomae
> Milwaukee Public Museum
>
>
>
> ian heath wrote:
>
> > Dear list members,
> >
> > I am a final year archaeology student, and am involved in a
> > group project which has us designing the 'ideal' display -
> > money no object etc. We are interested in the chaniging
> > interpretations of artefacts and the cultures that produced
> > them. We are aware of the role played by 'costumed
> > interpreters', but we wish to use them in a slightly
> > different manner. We would like to hear from anybody who
> > has used archaeologists from the past (or present), as
> > their 'costumed interpreter' of display material. If no-one
> > has used this particular strategy, we would also like to
> > hear!
> >
> > Many thanks in anticipation
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > ----------------------
> > ian heath
> > [log in to unmask]
>

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