Handbook of Postcolonial Archaeology

This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism. In aiding the movement to decolonize the profession, the contributors to this volume—themselves from six continents and many representing indigenous and minority communities and disadvantaged countries—suggest strategies to strip archaeological theory and practice of its colonial heritage and create a discipline sensitive to its inherent inequalities. Summary articles review the emergence of the discipline of archaeology in conjunction with colonialism, critique the colonial legacy evident in continuing archaeological practice around the world, identify current trends, and chart future directions in postcolonial archaeological research. Contributors provide a synthesis of research, thought, and practice on their topic. The articles embrace multiple voices and case study approaches, and have consciously aimed to recognize the utility of comparative work and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the past. This is a benchmark volume for the study of the contemporary politics, practice, and ethics of archaeology. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress

Introduction PART 1: The Archaeological Critique of Colonization: Global TrajectoriesChapter 2: Colonialism and European Archaeology, Alfredo Gonzlez-Ruibal Chapter 3: Near Eastern Archaeology, Colonialism and the Postcolonial Present, Benjamin W. Porter Chapter 4: Telling Our Stories: Colonial Experiences and Archaeological Practices in North America, Sonya Atalay Chapter 5: The Colonial Legacy in the Archaeology of South Asia, Dilip ChakrabartiChapter 6: The Colonial Experience of the Uncolonized and Colonized: The Case of East Asia as mainly seen from Japan, Koji Mizoguchi Chapter 7: Resurrecting the Ruins of Japan's Mythical Homelands: Colonial Archaeological Surveys in the Korean Peninsula and Heritage Tourism, Hyung Il Pai Chapter 8: Archaeology in the Colonial and Post-Colonial USSR, Pavel DolukhanovChapter 9: Subjectivity and Science in Postcolonial Archaeology, Ania Loomba Chapter 10: The Archaeological Survey of India and the Science of Postcolonial Archaeology, Ashish Chadha PART II: Archaeological Narratives of ColonialismChapter 11: Writing New Archaeological Narratives: Indigenous North America, Stephen W. Silliman Chapter 12: The Archaeology of Historical Indigenous Australia, Alistair Paterson Chapter 13: Slavery, Liberation, and Emancipation: Constructing a Postcolonial Archaeology of the African Diaspora, Theresa A. Singleton Chapter 14: Encounters with Postcolonialism in the Archaeology of Ireland, Charles E. Orser, Jr. Chapter 15: Postcolonial Narratives of Africa, Peter Schmidt and Karega Munene Chapter 16: Shades of the Colonial, O. Hugo Benavides Chapter 17: The Efficacy of Emic and Etic in Archaeology and Heritage, Joost Fontein PART III: Address/Redressing the Past: Restitution, Repatriation, and EthicsChapter 18: Repatriation: US Perspectives, Jon Daehnke and Amy Lonetree Chapter 19: Repatriation: Australian Perspectives, Michael Green and Phil Gordon Chapter 20: Cultural Property: Internationalism, Ethics, and Law, Alexander A. Bauer Chapter 21: New Museological Ways of Seeing the World: Decolonizing Archaeology in Lebanese Museums. Lina G. Tahan Chapter 22: International Perspectives on Native Title, Archaeology, and the Law, Peter VethChapter 23: Archaeology enters the Twenty-First Century, Thomas C. Patterson Chapter 24: The Global Repatriation Debate and the new "Universal Museums", Magnus Fiskes PART IV: Strategies of Practice: Implementing the Postcolonial CritiqueChapter 25: Community Heritage and Partnership in Xcalakdzonot, Yucataacuten, Fernando Armstrong-Fumero and Julio Hoil Gutierrez Chapter 26: Partnership Archaeology and Indigenous Ancestral Engagement in Torres Strait,Northeastern Australia, Liam Brady and Joe CrouchChapter 27: Archaeological Practice at the Cultural Interface, Martin Nakata and Bruno David Chapter 28: Ethnographic Interventions, Lynn Meskell Chapter 29: Colonialism, Conflict and Connectivity: Public Archaeology's Message in a Bottle, Sandra Scham CommentariesChapter 30: Public Interest Anthropology: A Model for Engaged Research Tied to Action, Peggy Reeves Sanday Chapter 31: Cultural Resources Management, Public Archaeology and Advocacy, Carol McDavid and Fred McGhee PART V: Colonial and Postcolonial IdentitiesChapter 32: Gender and Sexuality, Louise StroumlChapter 33: Cultural Identity, Colonial and Postcolonial Archaeologies, Sarah Croucher Chapter 34: Class Identity and Postcolonialism, Gavin Lucas Chapter 35: Race and Class, Paul Mullins CommentariesChapter 36: An Archaeologist Finds Her Voice: A Commentary, Whitney Battle-Baptiste Chapter 37: Native American Identity and BioArch/DNA, John Norder Epilogue, Uzma Z. Rizvi and Jane Lydon

Jane Lydon, Uzma Z Rizvi