Evaluating Participatory Practice in Archaeology: Proposal for a Standardized Approach

In this paper we present a proposal for the creation of a standardized evaluation model for participatory/public/community archaeology and heritage initiatives. The proposal is the result of the Participatory Research in Archaeology: Archaeology for the future? Legal issues and good practices Spring School that the University of Padua and the MAG Museum of Alto Garda, Italy, organized between 9 and 15 April 2018. The Spring School brought together international practitioners to compare experiences and share visions for the sustainable future of archaeology and heritage management as part of the wider social movement increasingly characterized by greater participation and co-production. We reflect on the process of bringing together our thoughts and views into one place, and on the theoretical and practitioner contexts that inform our proposals.