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The politics of collapse

The politics of collapse K. Anne Pyburn, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States :i 84 : In this issue, contributors discuss the role of archaeology in contributing to Indigenous representation. Archaeological heritage identity has often be- / ill84184184 i~ come a focus of political action (Abu el-Haj 1998; Andah 1990; Olsen 2001) with violent manifestations (Kohl and Fawcett 1995; Meskell 1998). For ex- ample, in 2004, nearly 40 people died in India protesting an archaeological report on the origins of a temple claimed by competing sects (Bernbeck and Pollock 1996; Bidwai 2003), and in 2003, Iraqi archaeologists petitioned the World Archaeological Congress to support their use of guns to protect ar- chaeological sites. Maya refugees in Canada say genocidal actions during the Guatemalan civil war were supported with reference to archaeological re- ports on Classic Maya warfare (Cojti, this volume). It is clear that identity in the modern world both creates and is created by the past, even the very dis- tant archaeological past. In his most recent blockbuster, Collapse, Iared Diamond makes two impor- tant points about the relationship between his speculations about the past O (N (based on other people's speculations) and the political present. First, he ar- x- C3 gues http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archaeologies Springer Journals

The politics of collapse

Pyburn, K.
Archaeologies , Volume 2 (1) – Mar 6, 2006
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2006 by World Archaeological Congress
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Social Sciences; Archaeology; Anthropology; Cultural Heritage
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1555-8622
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1935-3987
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10.1007/s11759-006-0002-5
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K. Anne Pyburn, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States :i 84 : In this issue, contributors discuss the role of archaeology in contributing to Indigenous representation. Archaeological heritage identity has often be- / ill84184184 i~ come a focus of political action (Abu el-Haj 1998; Andah 1990; Olsen 2001) with violent manifestations (Kohl and Fawcett 1995; Meskell 1998). For ex- ample, in 2004, nearly 40 people died in India protesting an archaeological report on the origins of a temple claimed by competing sects (Bernbeck and Pollock 1996; Bidwai 2003), and in 2003, Iraqi archaeologists petitioned the World Archaeological Congress to support their use of guns to protect ar- chaeological sites. Maya refugees in Canada say genocidal actions during the Guatemalan civil war were supported with reference to archaeological re- ports on Classic Maya warfare (Cojti, this volume). It is clear that identity in the modern world both creates and is created by the past, even the very dis- tant archaeological past. In his most recent blockbuster, Collapse, Iared Diamond makes two impor- tant points about the relationship between his speculations about the past O (N (based on other people's speculations) and the political present. First, he ar- x- C3 gues

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Published: Mar 6, 2006

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