Archaeologists-in-Residence at Papay Gyro Nights: Experience, expectations and folklore-in-the-making

Antonia Thomas; Daniel Lee

Archaeologists-in-Residence at Papay Gyro Nights: Experience, expectations and folklore-in-the-making

Archaeology Institute

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Abstract

Since February 2013, we have been archaeologists-in-residence at Papay Gyro Nights, an international contemporary arts festival held annually on the island of Papa Westray, Orkney. In this paper we present some aspects of this work-in-progress and discuss part of this experience. We will be focussing upon two interlinked projects: firstly, our own interactive walking fieldwork which contributes to the festival, and secondly, a collaborative ‘folklore-in-the-making’ project that we have undertaken with an artist-in-residence. This contemporary archaeology has necessitated a new fieldwork methodology as we have developed our own practice as archaeologists within an arts context.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	258-275
Number of pages	18
Journal	Snæ
Volume	3
Issue number	(2014)
Early online date	16 Nov 2013
Publication status	Published - 3 Jan 2014
Event	Papay Gyro Nights Festival 2014 - Papa Westray, Orkney, United Kingdom Duration: 15 Feb 2014 → 22 Feb 2014 http://www.papaygyronights.papawestray.org/PGN2014.html

Keywords

Art and archaeology
Papay Gyro Nights
Papa Westray

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3 Participation in conference
1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Creative Orkney: Arts and Creativity
Antonia Thomas (Speaker) & Daniel Lee (Speaker)
27 Sep 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Further North Conference
Antonia Thomas (Speaker) & Daniel Lee (Speaker)
4 Sep 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Papay Gyro Nights Festival 2014
Daniel Lee (Invited speaker) & Antonia Thomas (Invited speaker)
15 Feb 2014 → 22 Feb 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

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Archaeologists-in-Residence at Papay Gyro Nights: Experience, expectations and folklore-in-the-making

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Creative Orkney: Arts and Creativity

Further North Conference

Papay Gyro Nights Festival 2014

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