Community Archaeology and Conservation in Sudan - Geoff Emberling and Suzanne Davis

Community Archaeology and Conservation in Sudan: The Community Heritage Center at El-Kurru
Geoff Emberling and Suzanne Davis
May 12, 2023
Community engagement is now essential to ethical field practice in archaeology and conservation. Although it represents a significant change from traditional fieldwork, working more closely with host communities leads to significantly better and more sustainable outcomes. This talk will discuss our collaborative efforts to build and operate a Community Heritage Center at El-Kurru, a thriving village that is also the site of a royal pyramid cemetery of kings and queens of ancient Kush (ca. 850-350 BCE). In developing exhibits and programs for the center, conservation and site protection have remained priorities both for the international team and for the local community.