tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33603383.post3588732319421721958..comments2023-10-30T00:46:35.351-08:00Comments on The Saltonstalls -Patrick, Zoya, Nora, Stuey, Sheba, Tank & Jake: Archaeology in the DesertZoya, Patrick, Nora and Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058223440486466376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33603383.post-1363616303217537112011-12-14T06:52:57.086-09:002011-12-14T06:52:57.086-09:00Jenny,
Actually in the States most archaeology is...Jenny,<br /><br />Actually in the States most archaeology is still done by 'whites' - mostly academic based. But that is changing, and I work in a museum that is run by the local indigenous population. Museum, community based rather than academic, university based archaeology is becoming more and more common, and I think it is a good thing.<br /><br />Archaeology in the States does have seem serious issues that arise from the fact that in the beginning it was mostly 'white' people studying 'indians'. In Europe archaeologists were studying their own ancestors, but in the States they were studying someone else's. I think this is why in Europe no one has any issues with digging up human remains while in the States we do - It is someone else digging up their ancestors.<br /><br />Anyway, there is a lot more to this, and I could go on and on. I remember in graduate school we discussed this a lot and there was a great theory book by Bruce Trigger that discussed just these issues called 'the History of Archaeological thought'. You might want to check it out.<br /><br />PatrickZoya, Patrick, Nora and Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058223440486466376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33603383.post-5139334904950620052011-12-14T05:49:22.575-09:002011-12-14T05:49:22.575-09:00that's amazing to find the stone flakes in sit...that's amazing to find the stone flakes in situ on the ground! we have a few of those flake sites in Sweden. so vulnerable yet in place after all this time.. amazing! definitely in need of documentation.<br /><br />about kodiak vs arizona.. i've heard from american archaeologists visiting sweden, that archaeologists in the states mostly work with southern american archaeology. they said that the native americans do most/all of the native american archaeology / prehistory in the states. i'm curious, what does arcaheology programs in the states teach? In Sweden we read about all of Scandinavia's prehistory but i assume it is different in the states? thanks! /jennyjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796305449502687894noreply@blogger.com