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Aaron Betsky
Anasazi Sites
archaeologists
archaeology
authenticity debates in archaeology
Author_Troy R Lovata
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Chaco Canyon
Cliff Dwellings
Colonial Williamsburg
cultural appropriation
Easter Island
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heritage commodification
Historic American Buildings Survey
historical replicas
Holy Land Experience
Ise Jingu
kensington
Kensington Runestone
La Purisima
Las Placitas
man
manitou
Manitou Springs
material culture studies
Megalithic Sites
Modern Puebloan Peoples
National Scenic Byway
piltdown
Piltdown Man
professional
Professional Archaeologists
pseudoarchaeology
public history education
runestone
Sam Hill
sites
Skull Island
Spanish Culture
springs
Stonehenge II
Taos Pueblo
Trojan War
Vasa
Product details
- ISBN 9781598740103
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jan 2007
- Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Archaeology has an impact on the public far beyond what any archaeologist would imagine. In this concise, student-friendly look at the public appropriation of archaeology, Troy Lovata examines outright hoaxes, fanciful re-creations, artistic representations, commercial enterprises, and discredited replicas of the past. The book explores examples from around the world and across time to help readers understand how the past becomes social currency for both professional archaeologists and the public at large. Lovata addresses central questions of authenticity, ownership of the past, and the use of archaeology by everyone from artists to multinational corporations. Examples include the Piltdown Hoax, replica Anasazi cliff dwellings at Manitou Springs, Colorado, reconstructed Spanish torreons, and playful Stonehenge replicas. Student exercises, cartoons, interviews, and illustrations add to the pedagogical value of this concise, fascinating work for students in introductory archaeology classes.
Troy Lovata is an assistant professor in the University Honors Program at the University of New Mexico and previously served as a senior lecturer in the Technology, Literacy and Culture Program at the University of Texas. He holds Doctorate and Master's degrees in Anthropology, with a focus on the visual presentation of archaeology, from the University of Texas. He also serves on the Arts Board for the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
