Archaeological Messages and Messengers

Archaeological resources include important places and objects of commemoration and remembrance. Properly investigated, they provide interpretations of pasts that are often inaccessible otherwise. Although there seems ·to be an inherent public curiosity about and interest in archaeology and archaeological resources, the nature of these are not well understood. Also, we know very little about how the public absorbs information about archaeology. Information on both of these topics is being
accumulated, but much remains to be learned and utilized. Public outreach should be, and increasingly is, in fact, an important consideration in all professional archeological studies. Professional archaeologists in all branches of the discipline should engage in public outreach according to their abilities and opportunities. They also should support such efforts by their colleagues.

考古资源（Archaeological resources）涵盖兼具纪念与缅怀意义的重要场所与文化遗存。经科学调查与研究后，它们能够为我们提供那些通常难以通过其他途径获取的历史解读。尽管公众对考古学及考古资源似乎与生俱来地抱有好奇心与兴趣，但大众对其本质却鲜有深入认知。此外，我们对公众接收考古相关信息的具体机制也知之甚少。目前，关于这两类主题的相关资料正持续积累，但仍有大量内容有待进一步挖掘与有效利用。事实上，公众传播（Public outreach）理应，且也正日益成为所有专业考古研究中的重要考量因素。该学科各分支领域的专业考古工作者，应结合自身能力与机遇，积极投身公众传播工作。同时，他们也应当为同事开展的同类工作提供支持。