
Community-Based Archaeology
Research with, by, and for Indigenous and Local Communities
Sonya Atalay(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2012
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-520-27335-1 (ISBN)
Description
Archaeology impacts the lives of indigenous, local, or descendant communities. Yet often these groups have little input to archaeological research, and its results remain inaccessible. As archaeologists consider the consequences and benefits of research, the skills, methodologies, and practices required of them will differ dramatically from those of past decades. As an archaeologist and a Native American, Sonya Atalay has investigated the rewards and complex challenges of conducting research in partnership with indigenous and local communities. In "Community-Based Archaeology", she outlines the principles of community-based participatory research and demonstrates how CBPR can be effectively applied to archaeology. Drawing on her own experiences with research projects in North America and the Near East, Atalay provides theoretical discussions along with practical examples of establishing and developing collaborative relationships and sharing results. This book will contribute to building an archaeology that is engaged, ethical, relevant, and sustainable.
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"Recommended." -- A. B. Kehoe, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Choice "Reading this volume is like having a long, engaging conversation with the author." -- Eldon Yellowhorn Collaborative Anthropologies "Lays a foundation for future anthropological and archaeological research ... required reading for any student considering a career in archaeology or cultural anthropology." Great Plains ResearchMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
20 b-w photographs, 1 line illustration, 3 maps, 4 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-27335-1 (9780520273351)
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Person
Sonya Atalay is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is an active researcher, on the editorial board of American Antiquity,and editor of the Archaeology and Indigenous Peoples series sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress. In 2009, she was appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior to the national committee overseeing compliance of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) with reporting duties to the United States Congress.