‘COVID waste’ and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy

John Schofield; Estelle Praet; Kathy Townsend; Joanna Vince

doi:10.15184/aqy.2021.18

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‘COVID waste’ and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy

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‘COVID waste’ and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy

John Schofield, Estelle Praet, Kathy Townsend and Joanna Vince

Antiquity, Vol.95(380), pp.1-15

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.18

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Archaeological Science

Policy and Administration

Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)

Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Coastal and Estuarine Environments

Disease Distribution and Transmission (incl. Surveillance and Response)

Waste Management Services

COVID-19

plastic pollution

personal protective equipment

social media

contemporary archaeology

The 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.

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Title: ‘COVID waste’ and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy
Authors: John Schofield (Corresponding Author) - University of York
Estelle Praet (Author) - University of York
Kathy Townsend (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Joanna Vince (Author) - University of Tasmania
Publication details: Antiquity, Vol.95(380), pp.1-15
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2021.18
ISSN: 1745-1744
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99522108402621
Output Type: Journal article

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