Why Those Who Shovel Are Silent
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Why Those Who Shovel Are Silent
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Author : Allison Mickel
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2021-03-01
Why Those Who Shovel Are Silent written by Allison Mickel and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-01 with Social Science categories.
For more than 200 years, archaeological sites in the Middle East have been dug, sifted, sorted, and saved by local community members who, in turn, developed immense expertise in excavation and interpretation and had unparalleled insight into the research process and findings—but who have almost never participated in strategies for recording the excavation procedures or results. Their particular perspectives have therefore been missing from the archaeological record, creating an immense gap in knowledge about the ancient past and about how archaeological knowledge is created. Why Those Who Shovel Are Silent is based on six years of in-depth ethnographic work with current and former site workers at two major Middle Eastern archaeological sites—Petra, Jordan, and Çatalhöyük, Turkey—combined with thorough archival research. Author Allison Mickel describes the nature of the knowledge that locally hired archaeological laborers exclusively possess about artifacts, excavation methods, and archaeological interpretation, showing that archaeological workers are experts about a wide range of topics in archaeology. At the same time, Mickel reveals a financial incentive for site workers to pretend to be less knowledgeable than they actually are, as they risk losing their jobs or demotion if they reveal their expertise. Despite a recent proliferation of critical research examining the history and politics of archaeology, the topic of archaeological labor has not yet been substantially examined. Why Those Who Shovel Are Silent employs a range of advanced qualitative, quantitative, and visual approaches and offers recommendations for archaeologists to include more diverse expert perspectives and produce more nuanced knowledge about the past. It will appeal to archaeologists, science studies scholars, and anyone interested in challenging the concept of “unskilled” labor.
Unearthing Forgotten Values
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Author : Sean P. Connaughton
language : en
Publisher: Purich Books
Release Date : 2025-03-01
Unearthing Forgotten Values written by Sean P. Connaughton and has been published by Purich Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-01 with Social Science categories.
About 90 percent of archaeological activity in North America is driven by private-sector development. In the process, archaeology is often used to undermine the interests of those whose material culture it allegedly seeks to preserve and interpret. Unearthing Forgotten Values explores the often disrespectful and ultimately unethical nature of commercial archaeology – or cultural resource management – and proposes a praxis that puts Indigenous communities and their heritage first. Based on lengthy experience working with and within Indigenous communities in British Columbia and around the world, Sean P. Connaughton discusses such thorny issues as the meaning of decolonization, Indigenous land rights and sovereignty, the commodification of heritage, and state support for projects that will exacerbate climate change. Weaving together real-life stories, fieldwork, scholarship, data, introspection, and Indigenous values, Unearthing Forgotten Values charts a practical course for change. Professional archaeology will be the better for it.
Identity Oppression And Diversity In Archaeology
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Author : Laura E. Heath-Stout
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-10-31
Identity Oppression And Diversity In Archaeology written by Laura E. Heath-Stout and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-31 with Social Science categories.
Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology documents how racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, and ableism affect the demographics of archaeology and discusses how knowledge that archaeologists produce is shaped by the discipline’s demographic homogeneity. Previous research has shown that, like many academic fields, archaeology is numerically dominated by straight white cisgender people, and those in positions of authority are predominantly men. This book examines how and why those demographic trends persist. It also elucidates how individual archaeologists’ social identities shape the research they conduct, and therefore, how our demographics affect and limit our knowledge production on a disciplinary scale. It explains how, through unflinching reflection, proactive policymaking, and sincere community-building, we can build a diverse and inclusive discipline. This book will appeal to archaeologists who have an interest in diversity and inclusion within the discipline as well as scholars in other disciplines who are engaged in research on diversity in academia.
The Oxford Handbook Of The History Of Archaeology
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Author : Margarita Díaz-Andreu
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024
The Oxford Handbook Of The History Of Archaeology written by Margarita Díaz-Andreu and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Science categories.
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology offers comprehensive perspectives on the origins and developments of the discipline of archaeology and the direction of future advances in the field. Written by thirty-six archaeologists and historians from all over the world, it covers a wide range of themes and debates, including biographical accounts of key figures, scientific techniques and archaeological fieldwork practices, institutional contexts, and the effects of religion, nationalism, and colonialism on the development of archaeology.
The Oxford Handbook Of Archaeological Network Research
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Author : Tom Brughmans
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024
The Oxford Handbook Of Archaeological Network Research written by Tom Brughmans and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Social Science categories.
This Handbook is the first authoritative reference work for archaeological network research, featuring current topical trends and covering the archaeological application of network methods and theories.
The Oxford Handbook Of Islamic Archaeology
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Author : Bethany J. Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Oxford Handbook Of Islamic Archaeology written by Bethany J. Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
Islamic archaeology is young discipline, emerging only over the course of the 1980s and 1990s. The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Archaeology is the first work of its kind to cover the archaeology of the Islamic world on a global scale, from North Africa to China and Europe to sub-Saharan Africa.
Why Those Who Shovel Are Silent
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Author : Allison Mickel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Why Those Who Shovel Are Silent written by Allison Mickel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
This dissertation examines the role that locally-hired laborers play in the production of archaeological knowledge through their involvement in excavation. Based on two years of ethnographic and oral history research at Petra in Jordan and at Catalhoyuk in Turkey, I demonstrate the expertise that site workers on these projects have developed from their years of participation in excavation. I use the visualization and statistical capabilities of social network analysis to systematically compare the workers' oral historical record to the site archives from the two sites, illustrating in which ways the two bodies of information overlap, conflict, or complement one another. Despite the evident professional knowledge and skills that locally-hired laborers at Petra and Catalhoyuk possess regarding archaeological finds, methods, and analysis, however, I argue that the economic realities of how archaeological labor is organized make it financially beneficial for local community members to disavow their privileged expertise about archaeological work. They are instead rewarded for pretending to know less, to be-- in their words-- "simple workers." In this dissertation, I contextualize this set of circumstances within the history of archaeology in the Middle East, showing how lasting colonial and Orientalist legacies and the way that they continue to structure archaeological labor relations impact the production of knowledge through archaeological excavation.
The Oxford Handbook Of Museum Archaeology
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Author : Alice Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
The Oxford Handbook Of Museum Archaeology written by Alice Stevenson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Art categories.
This Handbook provides a transnational reference point for critical engagements with the legacies of, and futures for, global archaeological collections. It advances museum archaeology as an area of reflexive research and practice addressing the critical issues of what gets prioritized by and researched in museums, by whom, how, and why.
Ethics In Archaeological Practice
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Author : Sarah Kielt Costello
language : en
Publisher: American Society of Overseas Research
Release Date : 2024-12-31
Ethics In Archaeological Practice written by Sarah Kielt Costello and has been published by American Society of Overseas Research this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-31 with Social Science categories.
Ethics in Archaeological Practice explores urgent topics and issues in archaeology as currently practiced in the classroom, the field, the museum, and the public sphere. While addressed primarily to archaeologists working in western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa, the volume raises contemporary ethical questions around race, gender, disability, climate change, and cultural heritage that are pressing and relevant to archaeology students and professionals worldwide. The fifteen contributors offer fundamental case studies and practical guidance for best practices and models of high standards of ethical practice in professional conduct. Together, they offer new approaches to advocacy and the responsible stewardship of heritage sites, collections, and the environment. These compelling and generative discussions make the case for a 21st century archaeology that is proactive and engaged with discourses addressing equity, social justice, anti-colonialism, and climate change.
The Oxford Handbook Of Palmyra
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Author : Rubina Raja
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024
The Oxford Handbook Of Palmyra written by Rubina Raja and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Architecture categories.
With contributions from thirty archaeologists, epigraphists, historians, and philologists, this book covers Palmyra's archaeological remains and history from its earliest phases in the pre-Roman era to the destruction of many of its monuments during the Syrian Civil War and subsequent looting. The authors give comprehensive overviews of already published evidence, as well as significant new findings and analyses from fieldwork, and cover a broad range of themes, which not only relate to the archaeology and history of the site, but also to its relationship with the rest of the ancient world as a major trade hub during the Roman period.