Public archaeology from a Latin American perspective

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ID22993161
AuthorsPedro Paulo Funari (0000-0003-0183-7622, corresponding author), Pedro Paulo A Funari
Year2001
Volume1
Issue4
Pages239-243
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-5187 • E-ISSN: 1753-5530
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/146551801793157269
OpenAlexW4231086249
LanguageEN
Citations received13

The paper deals with public archaeology in Latin America, understood as an enquiry: who benefits from archaeology? It focuses on the relationship between archaeologists and indigenous peoples and their rights. Countries with a majority of non-Indian population traditionally excluded natives from the nation building discourse, whilst some others forged idealised natives in the so-called Indigenismo ideology. Nationalism strongly enforced national, non-native ethos and mores. Archaeologists are usually unaware of Indian issues and contract archaeology has further complicated the situation in the recent decades. Indigenous groups are often restricted by the authorities with the assistance of archaeologists. Recently though several archaeologists have been challenging oppressive discourses and practices and are now interacting with natives.

Archaeology · Archaeology of the Americas · Conflict archaeology · Ethnology · Ethos · Ideology · Indigenous · Latin Americans · Mores · Nationalism · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Population · Prehistoric archaeology · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and Cultural Heritage · Ecology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Indigenous Cultures and History · Law

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