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Bridging the Divide

Indigenous Communities and Archaeology Into the 21st Century

By: World Archaeological Congress (Organization). Indigenous Inter-Congress

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Bridging the Divide

Indigenous Communities and Archaeology Into the 21st Century

By: World Archaeological Congress (Organization). Indigenous Inter-Congress

The collected essays in this volume address contemporary issues regarding the relationship between Indigenous groups and archaeologists, including the challenges of dialogue, colonialism, the difficulties of working within legislative and institutional frameworks, and NAGPRA and similar legislation. The disciplines of archaeology and cultural heritage management are international in scope and many countries continue to experience the impact of colonialism. In response to these common experiences, both archaeology and indigenous political movements involve international networks through which information quickly moves around the globe. This volume reflects these dynamic dialectics between the past and the present and between the international and the local, demonstrating that archaeology is a historical science always linked to contemporary cultural concerns.

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ISBN 10

1598743929

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Coexistence and Cultural Transmission in East Asia

By: World Archaeological Congress (Organization). Inter-Congress

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Coexistence and Cultural Transmission in East Asia

By: World Archaeological Congress (Organization). Inter-Congress

This is the first volume to introduce the data, theory and methodology of contemporary archaeological work in Japan and other parts of East Asia archaeology in English to western audiences. It also introduces a new theoretical concept to archaeologists interested in the relationship between ancient cultures—coexistence. Archaeologists traditionally examine the boundaries between different cultural groups in terms conflict and dominance rather than long-term, harmonious adaptive responses. Chapters in this book cover evidence from burials, faunal and botanical analysis, as well as traditional trade goods. It is of interest to archaeologists conducting research in East Asia or studying intercultural interaction anywhere around the globe.

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