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Beyond the Glass Case

Beyond the Glass Case

The Past, the Heritage and the Public

Nick Merriman

First published in Great Britain as Beyond the Glass Case: The Past, the Heritage and the Public in Britain in 1991 by Leicester University Press (a division of Pinter Publishers)

This unabridged edition published 2000 by UCL Institute of Archaeology

Published 2016 by Routledge
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Nick Merriman, 1991, 2000

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

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ISBN 13: 978-0-90585-337-6 (pbk)

Contents

Archaeology and alternatives sanctioned and non-sanctioned approaches to the past

For my parents

Attitudes to whether 'people were generally happier' in the past, by age and status

Attitudes to whether 'there was less crime' in the past, by age and status

Attitudes to whether 'life was more peaceful' in the past, by age and status

Attitudes to whether 'the family was closer' in the past, by age and status

Attitudes to the lot of the average person, by age, education and status

Attitudes to whether life in the past was better or worse 'because there was less industry', by status

Attitudes to whether life in the past was better or worse 'because there were no computers', by age

Incidence and frequency of annual visits to castles, historic houses and ancient monuments

Visitors to castles, historic houses and ancient monuments, by age, status and access to vehicle

Effect of availability of vehicle on museum visiting by type of museum visitor

Attitudes towards paying for entry to museums by type of museum visitor

Attitudes to the museum as an educational establishment, by type of visitor

Attitudes to the amount of text in museums, by type of museum visitor

Attitudes to level of information provided in castles and historic houses, by type of visitor

Attitudes to the authenticity of castles and historic houses, by type of visitor

Attitudes to the exclusiveness of castles and historic houses, by type of visitor

Frequency of visits of heritage visitors to museums and historic houses

I ncidence of attendance of heritage visitors of theatre, classical concerts, opera and ballet

Frequency of attendance of heritage visitors of theatre and classical concerts

Attitudes to relevance of archaeology, by age, status and type of heritage visitor

Membership of history or archaeological societies, by status, education, type of heritage visitor, and activity status

Participation in metal detecting, by sex, education, type of heritage visitor and activity status

Participation in metal detecting, by feelings about the relevance of archaeology

Participation in metal detecting, by feelings about knowing about the past

Participation in archaeological fieldwork, by participation in metal detecting

Belief in mysterious forces at Stonehenge, by age, sex, status, activity status, and type of heritage visitor

Participation in archaeological fieldwork, by belief in mysterious forces at Stonehenge

Most enjoyable way of finding out about local history, by type of museum visitor

Participation in family tree research, by status and type of museum visitor

Participation in active collecting of objects, by age, status type of museum visitor

Possession of objects over fifty years old, by age, status and type of museum visitor

Comparison of survey demographic profiles with those of the general population

Analysis of nine telephone follow-ups of persons returning a blank questionnaire with no explanation

Comparison of the effect of different weights on the survey demographic profiles

Regression analysis of attitudes to the past with attitudes to the present

Regression analysis of museum visitor type with attitudes to the past, age and education

Regression analysis of membership of history or archaeology clubs with demographic variables

Participation in archaeological fieldwork, by sex and age/status combined

Tins book is a revised version of a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. Research grants were provided first by the Department of Education and Science and then by St. John's College, Cambridge, and the cost of implementing the survey was funded from grants by the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, the Cole Charitable Trust, and the Department of Archaeology of the University of Cambridge. Without the help of these bodies none of this work could have been carried out. My current employer, the Museum of London, also very kindly allowed nie a sabbatical to finish the thesis, for which I am most grateful.

Very great thanks are due especially to Cathie Marsh who supervised me through the bulk of the work. Without her expert advice and encouragement the survey would never have been viable. In addition, many thanks are due to Kate Pretty for taking over as supervisor for guiding me through the writing-up stage.

Other individuals I wish to thank are Colin Renfrew for advice and help in securing grants, and Ian Hodder for advice over many years and for helping in the initial setting-up of the project. For helpful discussions and comments during the project I would also like to thank Fred Baker, Caroline Beattie, John Bintliff, Robin Boast, Chris Evans, Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, Nick James, Susan Pearce, David Prince, Chris Tilley, Peter Vergo, Kevin Walsh and Patrick Wright. NOP Market Research Ltd kindly allowed me to view the data they gathered on museum visiting on behalf of the English Tourist Board, for which I am grateful, and the Henley Centre for Forecasting kindly agreed to the reproduction of the material in .

Elements of this book have appeared in interim form in Museum Studies in Material Culture (ed. Susan Pearce, Leicester University Press, 1989), Archaeological Review from Cambridge, and The Museum Archaeologist. I hope those who have read these will nevertheless find something of interest here.

'The most remarkable aspect of Western ideology is its leechlike addiction to its past'

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