What is the use of plantation archaeology?

Potter, Parker B.

doi:10.1007/bf03374153

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“…For example, researchers have previously considered the social and historical conditions out of which archaeology emerged in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries (Hinsley 2000;Meskell 1998;Silberman 1982), the nationalistic purposes to which archaeology has been put (Kohl and Fawcett 1995), and the potential uses of archaeological discoveries by non-specialist audiences (Potter 1991). Most archaeologists are keenly aware of the power of archaeological interpretations for shaping knowledge about the past, and of the power of objects to fix and even reify assumptions about social groups who lived in the past (Arens 1979;Deloria 1969;Thomas 2000).…”

Section: Archaeological Collections Management As Social Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Archaeological Collections, Government Warehouses, and Anxious Moderns: The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

King

2008

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________________________________________________________________This paper focuses on archaeological curation repositories and their role as more than mere storage facilities. Archaeological collections are increasingly marshaled to confront anxieties about a seemingly 'vanishing past' and to arrest its disappearance. In Maryland, the state has invested heavily in a 'state-of-the-art' facility to protect and study archaeological collections in its custody. The facility has become the proxy for the collections and a form of cultural property itself, becoming part of the ongoing process that serves to recast this portion of the state as a place rooted in the past. ________________________________________________________________Résumé: Cet article met l'accent sur les dépositaires de sauvegarde archéologique et leur rô le bien supérieur à de simples entrepô ts de stockage. Les collections archéologiques sont, de plus en plus, réunies pour assurer leur préservation et empêcher leur disparition. Dans le Maryland l'état a investi massivement dans un entrepô t de pointe destiné à protéger et étudier les collections archéologiques placées sous sa garde. L'entrepô t est devenu le mandataire des collections et constitue une forme de propriété culturelle par lui-même, en constituant une partie du processus en cours qui sert à refondre cet ensemble en tant que lieu prenant racine dans le passé. ________________________________________________________________Resumen: Este trabajo trata de los depó sitos de custodia arqueoló gica y su funció n como mucho más que simples almacenes. Cada vez es más comú n presentar las colecciones arqueoló gicas como un medio para aliviar la angustia por un pasado que parece esfumarse y para detener su desaparició n. En Maryland, el estado ha invertido considerables sumas de dinero en instalaciones de tecnología punta donde proteger y estudiar las colecciones arqueoló gicas que tiene bajo su custodia. Esta instalació n se ha convertido en el estandarte de las colecciones y constituye por sí sola una forma de propiedad cultural que forma parte integrante del proceso continuo orientado a cambiar la imagen de esta parte del estado y presentarla como un lugar con fuertes raíces histó ricas. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Section: Archaeological Collections Management As Social Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Archaeological Collections, Government Warehouses, and Anxious Moderns: The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

King

2008

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“…Archaeologists largely sought to uncover material evidence of the harsh conditions of slavery as well as tangible proof of African cultural continuities (Agbe‐Davies , 414). Yet, the call for archaeologists to foreground race in their analyses signaled a radical shift in the scope and the aims of a nascent African Diaspora archaeology (Franklin and McKee ; Orser , ; Potter ). The 1990s and 2000s specifically marked an increased engagement with critical theory, critical race theory, and Black feminism, which ultimately yielded an interrogation of power in the archaeological study of the Black past (Agbe‐Davies , 415).…”

Section: The Rise Of African Diaspora Archaeologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This wave of critical thought and theorizing challenged those excavating historic Black sites to participate in self‐reflexivity, engage with descendant community members as equal partners in the production of knowledge, and to recognize race as an integral part of modern society (Leone et al. ; Mullins ; Orser , ; Potter ). Moreover, the application of critical theories of race, class, and gender more closely aligned the goals of African American archaeology with the political and intellectual aims of the study of the African Diaspora by closely linking the field with the aims of the racial vindicationist tradition (Mullins ).…”

Section: The Rise Of African Diaspora Archaeologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Introduction: New Directions in African Diaspora Archaeology

Lee

Scott

2019

Transforming Anthropology

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“…The oral history project was a significant factor in these outreach efforts since it helped to open up lines of communication between researchers and the community. A growing number of archeologists are involving descendants in their research at various levels of engagement as commitment to deal responsibly with the profession's racial politics spreads (Epperson 2004;Franklin and Paynter 2010;LaRoche and Blakey 1997;McDavid 2002;McGuire 2008;Mullins 2007Mullins , 2008Orser 1998;Palus et al 2006;Potter 1991Potter , 1994Scham 2001;Singleton 1999 ed. ;Young 2004).…”

Section: Maria Franklinmentioning

confidence: 99%