Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing: Authentic, Powerful, and Therapeutic Engagement with the Past

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Contributors
Introduction
Part I: Context
1. What is wellbeing and how do we measure and evaluate it?
	Introduction
	Definitions and theoretical foundations of wellbeing
		Health research and services
		Absence of psychological distress/symptoms
		Conflation with physical health
		Lay definitions of wellbeing and contribution to the debate
		Psychological understanding of, and approaches to, wellbeing
			Set point/homeostatic theory
			Hedonic approaches
			Eudemonic approaches
		Combining the hedonic and eudemonic approaches
		Wellbeing and mental health
		Critique of psychological approaches to wellbeing
			Evaluating wellbeing
		Quantitative evaluation
		Qualitative evaluation
	Conclusions
	References
2. Introduction to archaeology: A personal perspective
	Introduction
	What is archaeology?
	Why do we love it?
	Conclusion
	Note
	References
3. Heritage interventions to improve mental health and wellbeing: Developing a programme theory through a realist-informed review
	Introduction
		Rationale for realist review
		Objectives and focus of review
		Review questions
	Methods
		Search strategy
			Scoping Pennington et al. (2018)
			Database searches and hand searching
		Selection of studies
		Appraisal of studies
		Data extraction, analysis, and synthesis
	Findings
		Social connectedness in the present
			Access to familiar environments and people
			(Re)connecting with support networks
			Opportunities to communicate
		A non-clinical, therapeutic space
			Therapeutic space
			Therapeutic activity
		Connecting with the past
			Connection through objects
			Connection through land
		Equality, inclusion, and (re)connecting with the self
			Volunteer, not "patient"
			Contributor to knowledge
			Expert
	Discussion
	References
Part II: Museums, healing, and wellbeing
4. Heritage, creativity, and wellbeing: Approaches for evaluating the impact of cultural participation using the UCL Museum Wellbeing Measures
	Introduction
	UCL Museum Wellbeing Measures
	Defining wellbeing
	Developing the Measures
	Section 1: Case studies
		Positive Wellbeing Umbrella
			Give: Volunteering for Wellbeing
			GROW: Art, Park, & Wellbeing
		Negative Wellbeing Umbrella
			Collections and identity: rediscovering yourself through museum objects
			Community archaeology
			Encountering the Unexpected
		Positive Wellbeing Umbrella: Older adult
			Museums on Prescription
		Positive Wellbeing Umbrella: Younger adult
			Art Psychotherapy Group
			World Stories
		Generic Wellbeing Questionnaire
			Canterbury Art Studio
			Beamish Museum Men's Group
	Section 2: Novel versions
		Novel text versions
			Body, Mind and Spirit
			The Wild Mind Project
			Intercultural Learning Program
		Novel colour version
			ProVACAT: Practising or Viewing Art Cognitive Ability
		Novel language versions
		Dutch
			Mini-excavation
			Measure and Evaluate Impact with UCL Umbrellas
		Spanish
			Acompañando con el Agua and Criar en Colores
		Welsh
			Museum of Cardiff - measuring impact on wellbeing
		Inspiration for non-heritage use
			Capture My Mood
	Discussion
		Further Developments
	Conclusions
	Notes
	References
5. Exhibitions, healing and sharing the stories of Australian veterans
	Introduction
		Heritage as healing
	The Afghan War Exhibition at the Box Hill RSL
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
6. Wellbeing and greening sites of heritage: A Liverpool lens
	Introduction
	The ISM: Of Hope, Of Remembrance
	Anthony Walker
	Black achievement and wellbeing
	Pilgrimage
	Memorials to slavery
	Greening diversity
	Slavery collections and the natural world
	Community gardens
	Slavery Remembrance Day
	Conclusion
	References
Part III: Connecting with the land
7. Using archaeology to strengthen Indigenous social, emotional, and economic wellbeing
	Background
	Archaeology, heritage, and wellbeing
	Ngadjuri Indigenous Heritage Project
	A fieldwork season
	Results of field surveys
	Indigenous social, emotional, and economic wellbeing
		Vincent Copley senior - in his own voice
	Discussion
	References
8. Archaeology as "self-therapy": Case studies of metal detecting communities in Britain and Denmark
	Introduction
	The metal detecting hobby
	Case 1: Detecting veterans with psychological challenges in Britain
	Case 2: Detector users with psychological challenges in Denmark
	Metal detecting during COVID-19 in Denmark
	Why metal detecting?
		The relaxing and anti-stressful quality of metal detecting ("peace of mind")
		Outdoor life and nature
		Physical exercise
		Detecting as a social arena
		Thrill of history
		Self-esteem
	Only a perceived effect?
	The Danish "VETEKTOR-BUDDY-PROGRAM" - an intervention project
	References
9. Wellbeing and brotherhood on the Colchian Plain: Engagement with multinational veterans through archaeological excavation at Nokalakevi, Georgia
	Introduction
	Nokalakevi
	The veteran wellbeing initiative
	Welcoming Georgian veterans
	NOK19 qualitative study
	Bonding
	Military experiences
	Archaeological engagement
	Friends and brothers
	Wellbeing
	Conclusion
	References
Part IV: Archaeology as therapeutic tool
10. From Nisarouin to Hougoumont: A comparative study of the impact of two veteran-focused archaeological initiatives on the mental wellbeing of military personnel and veterans
	Background
	Methodology
		Design
		Archaeological excavations
		Participants
		Questionnaires
			Exercise Feedback Form
			Environmental Impact Survey
			Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
			Programme Delivery Outcomes Survey
	Results: Exercise ARTEMIS 16
		Exercise Feedback Forms
		Environmental Impact Survey
	Results: WU17
		Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS)
			WU17 WEMWBS results
			WU17 Programme Delivery Outcomes Survey
	Discussion
	References
11. How do interventions using heritage-based activities, impact on mental health and wellbeing? An analysis of Breaking Ground Heritage and Operation Nightingale outcomes
	Introduction
	Methods
		Design
		Data collection materials
		Participants
		Ethics
		Procedure
	Results
		Mixed ANOVA
		Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS)
		Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7), Anxiety
		Personal Health Questionnaire 8 (PHQ-8), Depression
		Thematic analysis
	Discussion
	Strengths and limitations
	Directions for future research
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgements
	References
12. American Veterans Archaeological Recovery: A strengths-based approach
	Introduction
	The American veteran
	AVAR programme history
	The need for a strengths-based approach
	Toward a new type of archaeology
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Part V: Engaging with wellbeing
13. Assembling wellbeing in archaeological teaching and learning
	Introduction
	Wellbeing in teaching and learning is important
	Inclusive learning assemblages
	What does this mean in practice and how does it promote wellbeing?
		Acknowledging the way that material things and spaces can create inequalities in learning and being proactive in assessing and addressing this
		Encouraging students to bring their assemblages into the learning process
		Dismantling a binary view of student experience
		Recognise alternative forms of knowledge creation
		Democratising the learning process and emphasising students as active researchers key to the production of archaeological knowledge
		Making learning fun!
	Wellbeing for all
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgements
	References
14. Wellbeing and the historic environment: A strategic approach
	Introduction
	Strategic and organisational approaches to wellbeing
		A route into the evidence
			Heritage as process
			Heritage as participation
			Heritage as mechanism
			Heritage as healing
			Heritage as place
			Heritage as environment
		Starting with strategy
	Opportunities for improving wellbeing
		Heritage as process: volunteering
		Heritage as participation: visiting
		Heritage as mechanism: sharing
		Heritage as healing: therapy
		Heritage as place: belonging
		Heritage as environment: experience
	Critical success factors for including wellbeing
	Conclusion
	References
15. Having a wander through Whitechapel: Towards a methodological framework for a therapeutic urban psychography
	Introduction
	Walking, ambling, drifting, and re-routing
	Sensing place: towards a methodology for capturing psychogeography
	Conclusion
	References
Index