| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Global Social Archaeologies |
| Subtitle of host publication | Making a Difference in a World of Strangers |
| Editors | Koji Mizoguchi, Claire Smith |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 7 |
| Pages | 207-210 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000587036 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781629583068 |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Jun 2019 |
Abstract
Archaeology is arguably the only discipline that studies all of human history
in all of its facets. But it has also been—and remains—a deeply colonial study.
The grand claim that archaeology studies all of human history is a typical
colonial—even imperial—arrogance. And yet archaeology is a powerful, if partial,
mode of surveillance and is able literally and metaphorically to go beyond
surface appearances. What then can archaeology—and more specifically
archaeologists—do to de-colonise and then to cosmopolitanise the discipline?
in all of its facets. But it has also been—and remains—a deeply colonial study.
The grand claim that archaeology studies all of human history is a typical
colonial—even imperial—arrogance. And yet archaeology is a powerful, if partial,
mode of surveillance and is able literally and metaphorically to go beyond
surface appearances. What then can archaeology—and more specifically
archaeologists—do to de-colonise and then to cosmopolitanise the discipline?