As the venues for professional training and education, universities have always shaped the future of the archaeological discipline—for better but also, in important ways, for worse. Historically, university structures promoted practitioner homogeneity and social inequity and, at the largest research-intensive universities, even managed to turn “service” into a dirty word. However, using the same structures that perpetuated damaging practices in the past, universities can just as readily transform archaeology into the inclusive, community-engaged discipline it should always have been—while serving communities in ways that matter to them. This article explains and illustrates how and why we have tried to do this through the founding and operation of the Oklahoma Public Archaeology Network (OKPAN) at the University of Oklahoma. OKPAN seeks to improve relationships among diverse Oklahoma communities by framing archaeology as a tool that that can serve communities’ interests while creating pathways within universities for members of historically excluded groups to join and help further transform the discipline.

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俄克拉荷马州公共考古网络 (OKPAN)

作为专业培训和教育的场所，大学一直在塑造考古学学科的未来——无论是好是坏，但在重要方面也可能会变得更糟。从历史上看，大学结构促进了从业者的同质化和社会不平等，在最大的研究密集型大学，甚至成功地将“服务”变成了一个肮脏的词。然而，利用过去延续破坏性做法的相同结构，大学可以轻松地将考古学转变为它本来应该的包容性、社区参与的学科，同时以对社区重要的方式为社区服务。本文解释并说明了我们如何以及为何尝试通过俄克拉荷马大学俄克拉荷马公共考古网络 (OKPAN) 的建立和运营来实现这一目标。