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The Archaeology of Ethnicity: Constructing Identities in the Past and Present
01 Jan 1997-
TL;DR: Sian Jones as mentioned in this paper argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation, and presents a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences.
Abstract: The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology. Indigenous and nationalist claims to territory, often rely on reconstructions of the past based on the traditional identification of 'cultures' from archaeological remains. Sian Jones responds to the need for a reassessment of the ways in which social groups are identified in the archaeological record, with a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences. In doing so, she argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation.
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TL;DR: In this article, a key problem in archaeology is the establishment of links between patterns in ancient material culture and the social formations that were the structure for human action, and the authors provide an ev...
Abstract: A key problem in archaeology is the establishment of links between patterns in ancient material culture and the social formations that were the structure for human action. This study provides an ev...
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01 Mar 2005
TL;DR: The authors explored problems with the definition and use of Chaco and Mesa Verde as terms for geographically distinct cultural groups and argued that both areas were part of a larger social entity that continues until the end of the occupation of the northern Southwest.
Abstract: Chaco and Mesa Verde were defined as archaeological cultures by Kidder in his 1927 synthesis of Southwestern prehistory and have been used since then as if they represented geographically and temporally bounded social units. This becomes especially problematic for understanding the role of the northern San Juan region in the Chacoan regional system and the nature of social formations after the Chacoan system ended. Recent studies of the formation and maintenance of social or ethnic groups emphasize the fluidity and situational aspect such groups and demonstrate the need to move beyond our often unconscious assumptions. This paper explores problems with the definition and use of Chaco and Mesa Verde as terms for geographically distinct cultural groups. The movement of people and ideas among these culture areas through time is suggested and it is argued that both areas were part of a larger social entity that continues until the end of the occupation of the northern Southwest.
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01 Jan 2018
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23 Aug 2006
TL;DR: A series of time-honoured regular folk fairs take place in the Carpathian Mountains that are mainly economic but also socio-cultural events as mentioned in this paper, and participants come from all the three Romanian princi...
Abstract: A series of time-honoured regular folk fairs take place in the Carpathian Mountains that are mainly economic but also socio-cultural events. The participants come from all the three Romanian princi...
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