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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: The archaeology of Ethnicity in German prehistory is a case study on the relationship between cultural identity and archaeological objectivity.
Abstract: Brather, S., 2000. Ethnische Interpretationen in der frühgeschichtlichen Archäologie: Geschichte, Grundlagen und Alternativen. Berlin, New York: W. de Gruyter. Hansen, K.P., 1995. Kultur und Kulturwissenschaft: Eine Einführung. Tübingen: Francke. Jones, S., 1997. The Archaeology of Ethnicity: Constructing Identities in the Past and Present. London, New York: Routledge. Löw, M., 2001. Raumsoziologie. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. Müller-Scheessel, N., 2000. Die Hallstattkultur und ihre räumliche Differenzierung: Westund Osthallstattkreis aus forschungsgeschichtlich-methodologischer Sicht. Rahden: Leidorf. Neiman, F.D., 1995. Stylistic variation in evolutionary perspective: inferences from decorative diversity and interassemblage distance in Illinois Woodland ceramic assemblages. American Antiquity 60(1):7– 36. Veit, U. 1989. Ethnic concepts in German prehistory: a case study on the relationship between cultural identity and archaeological objectivity. In S.J. Shennan (ed.), Archaeological Approaches to Cultural Identity. One World Archaeology 10:35–56. London: Unwin Hyman.
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31 Jul 2021TL;DR: C. L. Crouch as discussed by the authors used trauma studies, post-colonization theory, and social-scientific research on migration to analyse the impact of mass displacements and imperial power on Israelite and Judahite identity in the sixth century BCE.
Abstract: In Israel and Judah Redefined, C. L. Crouch uses trauma studies, postcolonial theory, and social-scientific research on migration to analyse the impact of mass displacements and imperial power on Israelite and Judahite identity in the sixth century BCE. Crouch argues that the trauma of deportation affected Israelite identity differently depending on resettlement context. Deportees resettled in rural Babylonia took an isolationist approach to Israelite identity, whereas deportees resettled in urban contexts took a more integrationist approach. Crouch also emphasises the impact of mass displacement on identity concerns in the homeland, demonstrating that displacement and the experience of Babylonian imperial rule together facilitated major developments in Judahite identity. The diverse experiences of this period produced bitter conflict between Israelites and Judahites, as well as diverse attempts to resolve this conflict. Inspired by studies of forced migration and by postcolonial analyses of imperial domination, Crouch's book highlights the crucial contribution of this era to the story of Israel and Judah.
01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this article, an analise of modernos conceitos modernos de Identidade, Etnia, Mesticagem, and Territorio is presented, bem como um questionario centado na comparacao com a politica colonial portuguesa em Angola and with a formacao de Spirit Provinces in Guinea-Bissau.
Abstract: Resumo: Este trabalho pretende testar a relevância dos conceitos modernos de Identidade, Etnia, Mesticagem e Territorio na analise do registo arqueologico e das fontes escritas gregas que referem Tartessos entre os seculos VII e V a.C. Inicialmente, definem-se os conceitos, bem como um questionario centrado na comparacao com a politica colonial portuguesa em Angola e com a formacao de Spirit Provinces na regiao de Cacheu (Guine-Bissau). Esta analise permite colocar varias questoes sobre os citados conceitos, enquadrando-os numa interpretacao metodologicamente mais critica dos registos escrito e arqueologico. Permite tambem ponderar, atraves da analogia com os exemplos africanos, a existencia uma possivel desconstrucao das percecoes territoriais indigenas em prol de uma nova ideologia dominante que edificou novos marcadores territoriais. Palavras-chave: Identidade etnica; Territorio; Analogia etnografica; Spirit Province; Fontes escritas; Registo arqueologico; Tartessos.
20 Nov 2019
TL;DR: Overall, this dissertation demonstrates that population-level and individual-level analysis can incorporate various types of contextual data gathered using a culturally specific lens to create a rich narrative of health in the past.
Abstract: This dissertation employs a multiscalar, life course
approach to examine health in the ancient Nile Valley (c. 2000- 660 BCE)
by analyzing population- and individual-level data of skeletal indicators of
stress, health, and pathological conditions. Specifically, this dissertation
explores a more detailed reconstruction of health under a life course approach
through the inclusion of individuals of all ages, a contextualization of social
and biological age categories, the examination of multiple non-specific
indicators of general health/stress, and the timing and development of specific
conditions. Results of the population-level data are expanded and highlighted
through the examination of individual experiences of health, specifically those
related to growing old, impairment, and disability. Population-level data
examining cribra orbitalia and LEH demonstrated a significant difference
between individuals that survived periods of childhood stress (adults) and
non-survivors (juveniles) when examining cribra orbitalia. More specifically, there
are relatively high frequencies of cribra orbitalia in individuals in the late juvenile
social age category (7 – 14 years) and the transition adult social age category
(14 - 20 years). A broad examination of old age at Tombos reveals that many
individuals were living into their 60s, 70s, and 80s. Individuals at Tombos do
not have many indicators of osteoarthritis or entheseal changes, indicating
that the inhabitants of Tombos were not subjected to strenuous physical
activities throughout their life. Individuals throughout the Tombos cemetery
display oral health issues; it is common for members of this community to have
significant dental wear, carious lesions, abscesses, and antemortem tooth loss.
A case study of an older Tombos adult
(U34.B1) investigates the intersection of old age, impairment, and disability
through the consideration of the physical changes related to degenerative joint
disease and oral health and the impact to U34.B1’s mobility, pain level, and
daily life. Acute care related to a severe, non-union femoral neck fracture at
the end of life is also considered for U34.B1. Finally, impairment and
disability are considered in another individual (U35.Sh2.B10) with Leri-Weill
dyschondrosteosis by utilizing the bioarchaeology of care approach. Overall,
this dissertation demonstrates that population-level and individual-level
analysis can incorporate various types of contextual data gathered using a
culturally specific lens to create a rich narrative of health in the past.
01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: In this article, a trabajo de tesis intente estudiar the relación entre un sitio fechado al periodo hispano-indigena and an sitio prehispanico in la zona de Pichao.
Abstract: La region dentro de la cual nuestros trabajos arqueologicos han sido realizados es unica dentro del mundo Andino en el sentido que la resistencia contra la conquista Espanola fue mas persistente y exitosa que en otras partes de los Andes. Sabemos que durante el periodo desde el primer contacto en la segunda mitad de los 1530’s hasta los 1650’s y 60’s la region se mantuvo fuera el control directo de los Espanoles. En mi trabajo de tesis intente estudiar la relacion entre un sitio fechado al periodo hispano-indigena y un sitio prehispanico en la zona de Pichao. En este caso se encontro muy poca continuidad dentro del patron de asentamiento y la cultura material. De este modo hemos conseguido mejorar el conocimiento sobre la situacion local. Con el conocimiento existente es, sin embargo, imposible decir si esta situacion es un ejemplo tipico del Periodo Hispano Indigena en el Valle de Santa Maria. Entonces hay una necesidad de mejorar el conocimiento sobre este periodo a nivel regional.