- Nov 2018
-
bearsearscoalition.org bearsearscoalition.org
-
western archaeologists,
Why is studying by "western" archaeologists important?
-
While the region is internationally known for its visually stunning cliff dwellings, the majority of the area’s archaeology is not found in the canyon systems. Instead, the mesa tops are covered with great houses, ancient roads, underground pit houses, villages, and shrines. To the untrained eye, these archaeological features can sometimes be hard to recognize, but their importance to science, as well as Tribal descendants is immense.
Who are the "untrained" eyes looting the place?
-
Clovis sites are some of the earliest scientific evidence archaeologists have of the occupation of North America.
The wording here-" Some of the earliest scientific evidence"- is definitely wording we (in Bad Archaeology) have been taught to avoid using for its associations with negative archaeology.
-
integrity
What an interesting word choice considering the amount of attempts to counter looting and fictional distortions of artifact history here.
-
-
3dprint.com 3dprint.com
-
Western belief systems generally do not include ideas of integrated spirituality – officially – and so it would seem to make more sense for the museum to have the copies and the Hoonah to receive their original objects back.
Would people still come to a museum to look at a replica (3D printed) artifact? I am sure there would be some concerns from the general public.
-
How valuable can something be if you can, or potentially could, make an infinite number of copies of it?
A copy is never as valuable as the original. The meaning of the object would lessen, not only to the general public but to the group or individual the object initially belonged to.
-
- Oct 2018
-
www.americanprogress.org www.americanprogress.org
-
culturally rich yet unprotected areas
Perhaps the area being culturally rich is why there is a lack of protection. A "share the wealth" mentality in a unethical way.
-
-
hackmd.io hackmd.io
-
I think the problem lies with enchantment, fascination, and curiosity surrounding the appeal of artifacts and the need to own it. Politics and colonial power definitely play into this context.
If the fascination is in the appeal of artefacts and this is related to a grasp of political power, then how can this be alleviated when power is taken away from those voices that want to speak on the cultural importance of the artefact? How can we remove that power in an ethical way? I feel like this is a hard question. A lot of enchantment has been through creating estrangement from our norm. e.g. minstrelsy postcards or Jim Crow memorabilia
-
- Sep 2018
-
www.west86th.bgc.bard.edu www.west86th.bgc.bard.edu
-
No one is going to admit they stole an artefact, in the first place. This makes no sense to me.
-
-
bmcr.brynmawr.edu bmcr.brynmawr.edu
-
Indifference to context remains a stubborn problem in the field, despite its move toward the social history of art.
This is insanity to me. How is this still an issue? I guess when looking at public movements in the past, the evidence of stubborn reluctance to take drastic change and action is still evident. Yes that would be a political shift, but what about archaeology? How immediate would consequences be, whether positive or negative, with the adoption and honesty of context within the realm of archaeology?
-
Roman artists and patrons deliberately chose particular styles that they thought were appropriate to the ideas they wished to express
The notion of creating fluidity and flexibility within a narrative is not as harmless as it seems at first glance. The aspect of control that is granted to the producer of that narrative is unfeasible.
-
have no reliable data about their ancient settings
What narrative is the prescribed to the readership? Where has the context gone?
-
-
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
-
The report claims they are a 99% match, contradicting an earlier conclusion
What is the plausibility of other remains- not just Earhart- resulting in misleading conclusions?
Should other bones analyzed in the early stages of forensic anthropology be reanalyzed?
Tags
Annotators
URL
-