Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing

Taylor & Francis

Archaeology, Heritage, and WellbeingAuthentic, Powerful, and Therapeutic Engagement with the Past\nAuthor(s): Paul Everill, Karen Burnell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032021652, 978-1032021652\nSynopsis\nArchaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing fills an important gap in academic literature, bringing together experts from archaeology/ historic environment and mental health research to provide an interdisciplinary overview of this emerging subject area.\n\nThe book, uniquely, provides archaeologists and heritage professionals with an introduction to the ways in which mental health researchers view and measure wellbeing, helping archaeologists and other heritage professionals to move beyond the anecdotal when evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of such initiatives. Importantly, this book also serves to highlight to mental health researchers the many ways in which archaeology and heritage can be, and are being, h.