Showing papers in "Journal of Social Archaeology in 2019"
TL;DR: The Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea, is a rapidly changing geomorphic and cultural landscape in which the ancestral past is constantly being interpreted and negotiated as discussed by the authors, and this paper examines the...
Abstract: The Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea, is a rapidly changing geomorphic and cultural landscape in which the ancestral past is constantly being (re)interpreted and negotiated. This paper examines the ...
22 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a collaborative approach to investigate past human-environment interactions in southwest Madagascar is proposed, by critically reflecting as a team on the development of a team of researchers and researchers.
Abstract: In this paper, we advocate a collaborative approach to investigating past human–environment interactions in southwest Madagascar. We do so by critically reflecting as a team on the development of t...
18 citations
TL;DR: For example, this article traced out the dynamic social, economic, and political systems created by Native people. But, their work focused on the economic, social, and social systems of the people.
Abstract: Over the past 20 years, scholars have expanded upon subsistence-driven models of indigenous labor and exchange by tracing out the dynamic social, economic, and political systems created by Native p...
17 citations
TL;DR: There is a dearth of studies on intercultural dynamics in Southwest Asian and North African archaeology, not least since conventional narratives assert that present-day majority Muslim communities... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: There is a dearth of studies on intercultural dynamics in Southwest Asian and North African archaeology, not least since conventional narratives assert that present-day majority Muslim communities ...
15 citations
TL;DR: Archaeological constructions of past identities often rely more or less explicitly on contemporary notions of culture and community in ways that can sometimes oversimplify the past and present as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Archaeological constructions of past identities often rely more or less explicitly on contemporary notions of culture and community in ways that can sometimes oversimplify the past and present. The...
12 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a collaborative and Indigenous archaeology call on researchers to recenter theory and practice on descendant peoples' lives and ways of knowing, and this article takes story and...
Abstract: Collaborative and Indigenous archaeologies call on researchers to recenter theory and practice on descendant peoples' lives and ways of knowing. Extending this project, this article takes story and...
12 citations
TL;DR: One of the most important ways in which material inequalities are reproduced is through state infrastructure projects as mentioned in this paper, and infrastructure has long been studied in archaeology, although this has mainly been mainly focused on archaeology.
Abstract: One of the most important ways in which material inequalities are reproduced is through state infrastructure projects. Although infrastructure has long been studied in archaeology, this has mainly ...
12 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate how people came to "think Neolithic" and how they came to understand the environmental, economic, technological and social changes associated with the transition from the Stone Age to the modern world.
Abstract: How did people come to ‘think Neolithic’? While there has been considerable progress in reconstructing the environmental, economic, technological and social changes associated with the transition f...
9 citations
TL;DR: In Europe, collective ritual performance is expected to be highly structured with ritual often resulting in a loud arch, and the materiality of performative ritual is a growing focus for archaeologists as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The materiality of performative ritual is a growing focus for archaeologists. In Europe, collective ritual performance is expected to be highly structured with ritual often resulting in a loud arch...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the exam exam to identify the essential role of agriculture in the social organization of the communities resident at urban settlements, and used it as a vital component of social practice.
Abstract: Agriculture is a vital component of social practice, yet it is often overlooked as a key aspect in the social organisation of the communities resident at urban settlements. This paper uses the exam...
6 citations
TL;DR: In South Asia, local communities most often live near or amidst archaeological places as discussed by the authors, and their lives are in many ways framed and structured by these places. At the same time, these places too are imp...
Abstract: In South Asia, local communities most often live near or amidst archaeological places. Their lives are in many ways framed and structured by these places. At the same time, these places too are imp...
TL;DR: The idea that the kardimarkara tradition in the Lake Eyre region is a distant cultural memory of the remote past, of a time when the desert once teemed with life, was propelled into the public domain by as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The idea that the kardimarkara tradition in the Lake Eyre region is a distant cultural memory of the remote past, of a time when the desert once teemed with life, was propelled into the public doma...
TL;DR: Monumental architecture in Levantine sites such as Jerf el-Ahmar, Gobekli Tepe, or Jericho appears to play an important role in place-making practices and in the organization of a possibly hierarch
Abstract: Monumental architecture in Levantine sites such as Jerf el-Ahmar, Gobekli Tepe, or Jericho appears to play an important role in place-making practices and in the organization of a possibly hierarch
TL;DR: This paper tackled the question of masculinity and modernity in the field of gender studies and found that "Studies in masculinity have lagged behind in gender studies though recent scholarship is making up for this disparity".
Abstract: Studies in masculinity have lagged behind in the field of gender studies though recent scholarship is making up for this disparity. In this paper, we tackle the question of masculinity and modernit...
TL;DR: Mortuary customs are often seen as a direct reflection of religion and therefore a change of religion s... as discussed by the authors, and therefore provide the principal archaeological evidence for religious identity, which is the case in many cases.
Abstract: Mortuary customs frequently provide the principal archaeological evidence for religious identity. Such customs are often seen as a direct reflection of religion and therefore a change of religion s...
TL;DR: The fall of the European empires over the course of the 20th century forced massive migratory flows from the former colonies to the old metropolis and between colonized regions as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The fall of the European empires over the course of the 20th century forced massive migratory flows from the former colonies to the old metropolis and between colonized regions. The experiences tha...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the diverse motivations, limitations, and political strategies that informed the architectural decisions made by the Postclassic (ad 900-1521) leaders of Xaltocan, Mexico.
Abstract: This paper explores the diverse motivations, limitations, and political strategies that informed the architectural decisions made by the Postclassic (ad 900–1521) leaders of Xaltocan, Mexico. In th...
TL;DR: The authors argue that forms of civility governing who possessed the credibility to carry out archaeological fieldwork in Egypt changed during the post-Second World War era of decolonization, and argue that these norms often perpetuated older hierarchies of race, gender, and class.
Abstract: This article argues that forms of civility governing who possessed the credibility to carry out archaeological fieldwork in Egypt changed during the post-Second World War era of decolonization. Incorporating Arabic sources, the article focuses on the preparation of a dig house used during an excavation run by the Egyptian Department of Antiquities and the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania at the site of Mit Rahina, Egypt, in the mid-1950s. The study demonstrates how the colonial genealogies of such structures converged with political changes heralded by the rise of Egypt's President Nasser. Preparing the dig house, Euro-American archaeologists involved with the excavation had to abide by social norms practiced by the Egyptians who had recently taken charge of the Department of Antiquities. Given that these norms often perpetuated older hierarchies of race, gender, and class, however, the article questions what the end of colonialism actually meant for archaeology in Egypt and elsewhere.