This book is about the archaeology of the present and the very recent past. Archaeology's
repertoire of questions procedures methodologies and terminologies its material
manifestations (protected sites public museums archives) and its popular appeals are rooted
in modernity. Contemporary archaeologies marry archaeology in the modern world with the
archaeology of the modern world. Their strengths lie in a stimulating mix of interdisciplinary
practices across academic public-sector and professional contexts. This book brings together a
wide variety of original case-studies from contemporary theme parks to the bases of Antarctica
expeditions from a rocket engine test site in Australia to Swedish automobile history from
tiger enclosures to the 'privatisation of experience' and from a Nevada peace camp to a
stretch of gutter in Bristol.
