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‘COVID waste’ and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-20, 21:58 authored by Schofield, J, Praet, E, Townsend, KA, Joanna VinceJoanna VinceThe COVID-19 pandemic is creating a viral archive—an archaeological record of history in the making. One aspect of this archive is increased environmental pollution, not least through the discarded facemasks and gloves that characterise the pandemic. This article—directed specifically at archaeologists—argues that an archaeological perspective on ‘COVID waste’ using social media analysis can help to highlight environmental pollution, and that by giving this waste the status of archaeological material and working with other disciplines, archaeologists can contribute to sustainable, policy-led solutions to combat environmental pollution.
History
Publication title
AntiquityVolume
95Issue
380Pagination
435-449ISSN
0003-598XDepartment/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
Antiquity Publ LtdPlace of publication
New Hall, Cambridge, England, Cb3 0DfRights statement
Copyright 2021 the authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Repository Status
- Open