Cambedo, 1946
Letter on the Discovery of Portugal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19220182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rui Gomes Coelho (0000-0002-3936-1722, Durham University, corresponding author), Xurxo Ayán Vila (0000-0003-2124-5210, Sustainability Institute) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0440-9213 • E-ISSN: 2328-1103 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s41636-026-00621-7 |
| OpenAlex | W7161593050 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Portugal ceased to have colonies in 1975, but continues to be constituted by colonial power relations. How can archaeology help deconstruct the idea of a nation-state as it appears in the hegemonic narrative that shapes today’s Portugal? We address this question with the genealogical method, which shall connect contemporary struggles over the decolonization of the public space with historical resistance to nation-state assimilation in Cambedo, a rural community on the Galician-Portuguese border. The emphasis reveals otherwise obfuscated historical events and connections, which we call “discoveries” of the present, the border, and modernity
Colonialism · Decolonization · Hegemony · Narrative · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Cultural Heritage · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |