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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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01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a map of the Kaiowa area, a region of Portugal traditionally occupied by Kaiowa, de acordo com a Constituicao Federal de 1988, e, de fato, tradicionalmente ocupada by Portugal.
Abstract: ela area e, de fato, tradicionalmente ocupada pelos Kaiowa, de acordo com a Constituicao Federal de 1988.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explain the context in which these colonial architectural units were constructed and interpret Khazal Khan's identity based on the material culture of the era, which is a problematic subject in contemporary Iranian history.
Abstract: Iranian colonial sites on Persian Gulf coasts include eighteenth-century Portuguese fortresses and graveyards on the islands of Hormoz and Qeshm and twentieth-century British colonial missions in southern Iran and Kuwait. Sheikh Khazal Khan, an Iranian Arab, who lived in the early twentieth century, ruled Khuzestan and counseled the governors of Kuwait. He also apparently worked as Great Britain’s political dependent in the region at least from 1890s. He constructed five palaces on the shores of southwestern Iran and two in Kuwait. The author excavated these sites in 2008. Khazal’s identity is a problematic subject in contemporary Iranian history. He is judged variously as a spy (for most Iranians) and as a hero (for Pan-Arabs). Introducing Khazal Khan’s Persian Gulf coastal architectural data, this essay explains the context in which these colonial architectural units were constructed. The patterns of this colonial process are used to interpret Khazal’s identity, based on the material culture of the era.
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01 Jan 2013
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TL;DR: This work assembles all the theories about Israel’s origins into four categories and tests each category using computational tools borrowed from bio-mathematics, helping reconcile known conflicting archaeological evidence and examine two aspects of the evidence that have not been considered so far.
Abstract: Conflicting archaeological evidence has generated conflicting theories about Israel’s origins. This work assembles all the theories into four categories and tests each category using computational tools borrowed from bio-mathematics. The bio-mathematical tools are models of diffusion, contagion and epidemics adjusted by various researches to study cultural transmission, ethnic borders and justice administration. The mathematical tools help reconcile known conflicting archaeological evidence and examine two aspects of the evidence that have not been considered so far: the alignment of the borders between material cultures and the conflict between sedentary and egalitarian lifestyles. Theories of immigration of pastoralist nomads passed the test.
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TL;DR: In this article, Encounters and Enclosures: Archaeological Approaches to Social Identities in the Past and Present Reviews in Anthropology: Vol 32, No 1, pp 37-49
Abstract: (2003) Encounters and Enclosures: Archaeological Approaches to Social Identities in the Past and Present Reviews in Anthropology: Vol 32, No 1, pp 37-49
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