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3D modeling
Archaeology
capitalism
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core methodologies
critical race studies
cultural heritage
cultural resource management
digital archaeology
discrimination
Environmental Justice
environmental studies
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Gender
heritage site
heritage studies
nationality
queer archaeology
Race
radical activism
social action
social injustice
social issues
social movements
social problems
Upper Paleolithic

Product details

  • ISBN 9780813066738
  • Weight: 630g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Mar 2021
  • Publisher: University Press of Florida
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Presenting examples from the fields of critical race studies, cultural resource management, digital archaeology, environmental studies, and heritage studies, Trowels in the Trenches demonstrates the many different ways archaeology can be used to contest social injustice. This volume shows that activism in archaeology does not need to involve radical or explicitly political actions but can be practiced in subtler forms as a means of studying the past, informing the present, and creating a better future.

In case studies that range from the Upper Paleolithic period to the modern era and span the globe, contributors show how contemporary economic, environmental, political, and social issues are manifestations of past injustices. These essays find legacies of marginalization in art, toys, houses, and other components of the material world. As they illuminate inequalities and forgotten histories, these case studies exemplify how even methods such as 3-D modeling and database management can be activist when they are used to preserve artifacts and heritage sites and to safeguard knowledge over generations.

While the archaeologists in this volume focus on different topics and time periods and use many different practices in their research, they all seek to expand their work beyond the networks and perspectives of modern capitalism in which the discipline developed. These studies support the argument that at its core, archaeology is an interdisciplinary research endeavor armed with a broad methodological and theoretical arsenal that should be used to benefit all members of society.
About
Christopher P. Barton, assistant professor of archaeology at Francis Marion University, is coauthor of Historical Racialized Toys in the United States.