Regions of the Imagination: Archaeologists, Local People, and the Archaeological Record in Fieldwork, Greece

Fotiadis, Michael

doi:10.1179/096576693800719310

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“…Stanford University T here have recently been a number of attempts to develop reflexive field methods in archaeology (eg Andrews et al 2000, Bender et al 1997, Chadwick 1998, Dowdall and Parrish 2003, Faulkner 2002, Fotiadis 1993, Gero 1996, Hodder 1999a, Lucas 2001, Politis 2001. It might be argued that this turn to the reflexive in archaeology is ironic.…”

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Archaeological Reflexivity and the "Local" Voice

Hodder¹

2003

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Section: Ian Hoddermentioning

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Archaeological Reflexivity and the "Local" Voice

Hodder¹

2003

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“…The troubling narrative of archaeological production is shaded out by the spectacular narrative of discovery, the miraculous moment of the opening of the tomb, or the unearthing of the rare find. Goodwin's co-workers present us with an extreme instance of the elision of 'native' labour, but such practices were, and in some cases still are, widespread within the discipline (Fotiadis, 1993). The interest of Goodwin's relations of work lies not in their exceptionalism, but in the manner in which they direct us towards the practices which define the episteme.…”

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`When the Hand that Holds the Trowel is Black...'

Shepherd

2003

Journal of Social Archaeology

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This article uses images from the archive of John Goodwin, one of the first professional archaeologists in sub-Saharan Africa, to open up a set of questions around relations of work in archaeology - in particular, practices involving the use of `native' labour. It seeks to tell the story of those men who dug, sieved, sorted, located sites and finds, fetched and carried, pitched camp, cooked and served food, negotiated with local chiefs and suppliers, and assisted in the interpretation of artefacts and events, yet who remain unacknowledged in official accounts of the discipline. Restoring to such men the dignity of a name and the lineaments of a biography is a first step in a process of redress involving archaeology in colonial and former-colonial contexts. Used in this way, photographs provide an opportunity to imagine a process of editing or reframing, so that the figure on the margins of the scene steps into the foreground, or steps behind the camera to become the framing consciousness.

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“…Not only does such an approach allow for a degree of compromise between extensive and systematic methodologies, it also sets the 'village to village' survey apart from the generic 'extensive' survey. The resulting methodology is of relevance therefore to widespread recognition of the importance of the local or 'folk' perspective for 'reflexive' excavation 8,9 and survey methods [57][58][59] , and more general discussions within archaeological ethics and public archaeology of the need for collaboration with local communities 60 . Elsewhere I have argued that the methodological shortcomings of the 1980s Ganga valley surveys are exacerbated further by a general lack of integration between the theories and methods of landscape studies, and a failure to acknowledge the potential strengths of localized research designs that capitalize on local cultural practices 1 .…”

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A ‘Reflexive’ Multi-Stage Survey Methodology for Historical Landscape Research in Central India:Field-Walking, Local Knowledge, and Satellite Imagery as Archaeological Site Prospection and Mapping Tools in the Sanchi Survey Project

Shaw¹

2017

Current Science

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The present article evaluates the relative usefulness of systematic versus unsystematic field-walking, local knowledge frameworks and satellite imagery as archaeological prospection and mapping tools for the Sanchi Survey Project (SSP) in central India. While the satellite imagery proved helpful as a supplementary site prospection and mapping tool during later phases of the project, initial site identification was more effectively facilitated through ground-based explorations, and a 'reflexive' approach that included a sensitivity to local memory and the continued currency of archaeological sites in today's socio-ritual landscape. Set within discussions of the role of local traditions in 'reflexive' field methodologies, as well as broader public archaeology discourse, the article stresses the importance of local perceptions of place and history in the development of a regionally specific research design.

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Regions of the Imagination: Archaeologists, Local People, and the Archaeological Record in Fieldwork, Greece

Cited by 17 publications

References 12 publications

Archaeological Reflexivity and the "Local" Voice

Archaeological Reflexivity and the "Local" Voice

`When the Hand that Holds the Trowel is Black...'

A ‘Reflexive’ Multi-Stage Survey Methodology for Historical Landscape Research in Central India:Field-Walking, Local Knowledge, and Satellite Imagery as Archaeological Site Prospection and Mapping Tools in the Sanchi Survey Project

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