Trowels in the Trenches: Archaeology as Social Activism

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Presenting examples from the fields of critical race studies, cultural resource management, digital archaeology, environmental studies, and heritage studies, Trowels in the Trenches demonstrates the many different ways archaeology can be used to contest social injustice. This volume shows that activism in archaeology does not need to involve radical or explicitly political actions but can be practiced in subtler forms as a means of studying the past, informing the present, and creating a better future.

In case studies that range from the Upper Paleolithic period to the modern era and span the globe, contributors show how contemporary economic, environmental, political, and social issues are manifestations of past injustices. These essays find legacies of marginalization in art, toys, houses, and other components of the material world. As they illuminate inequalities and forgotten histories, these case studies exemplify how even methods such as 3D modeling and database management can be activist when they are used to preserve artifacts and heritage sites and to safeguard knowledge over generations.

While the archaeologists in this volume focus on different topics and time periods and use many different practices in their research, they all seek to expand their work beyond the networks and perspectives of modern capitalism in which the discipline developed. These studies support the argument that at its core, archaeology is an interdisciplinary research endeavor armed with a broad methodological and theoretical arsenal that should be used to benefit all members of society.

Contributors: |Christopher P. Barton | Stephen A. Brighton | Tiffany Cain | Stacey L. Camp | Kasey Diserens Morgan | Yamoussa Fane | Daouda Keita | Nathan Klembara | Ora V. Marek-Martinez | Christopher N. Matthews | Bernard K. Means | Vinod Nautiyal | Kyle Somerville | Moussa dit Martin Tessougue | Kerry F. Thompson | Joe Watkins | Andrew J. Webster

Author(s): Christopher P. Barton
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Year: 2021

Language: English
Pages: 266
City: Gainesville

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TROWELS IN THE TRENCHES
Title
Copyright
CONTENTS
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. “But I’m a Paleolithic Archaeologist!”: Queer Theory, Paleolithic Art, and Social Justice
3. Bodies for Evidence: The Fort Laurens Ambush and Archaeological Perspectives on Legacies of Interpersonal Violence on the Colonial American Frontier
4. The Archaeology of Recovery in the Golden Triangle of Mali: Salvage Archaeology following Jihadist Occupation
5. Heritage Activism in Quintana Roo, Mexico: Assembling New Futures through an Umbrella Heritage Practice
6. Ireland’s Heritage and the Production of Knowledge in Historical Archaeology
7. Race and Play: Toys and the Socialization of Children into Racial Ideologies
8. Himalayan Heritage in Danger: How Digital Technology May Save the Cultural Heritage of Uttarakhand, India
9. Data Sharing and Database Management as Activism, or Solving the Curation Crisis One Small Project at a Time
10. “Free for the Taking”: Archaeology and Environmental Justice in Setauket, New York
11. Engaging Archaeology as Social Justice for Navajo Communities
Conclusion: Beyond Archaeology as Science; Activist Archaeology for Social Action
List of Contributors
Index