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 |
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| 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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Thomas, A., & Lee, D. (2014). Archaeologists-in-Residence at Papay Gyro Nights: Experience, expectations and folklore-in-the-making. Snæ, 3((2014)), 258-275. https://archaeologistsinresidence.wordpress.com/2013/11/16/archaeologists-in-residence-at-papay-gyro-nights-experience-expectations-and-folklore-in-the-making/