Applied Archaeology and Community Collaboration: Uncovering the Past and Empowering the Present

Brighton, Stephen A.

doi:10.17730/humo.70.4.w0373w8655574266

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“…Although this required multiple steps, we succeeded in creating a comprehensible map for the canals in Cache County. In archaeological research, the inclusion of community stakeholders supports, enhances, and ensures a positive atmosphere and maintains a sense of identity and ownership for community members (e.g., Atalay 2006;Brighton 2011;Kuwanwisiwma 2008). A primary goal of collaborating with community members for research is to correct the power imbalance between the researcher and the researched by ensuring that community members have a say in how their own heritage is documented and disseminated (Atalay 2006;La Salle 2010).…”

Section: Making Data Available and Accessiblementioning

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Challenges of Documenting Historic Water Systems

Cohen

Cannon

Jimenez

2023

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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Geospatial research in archaeology often relies on datasets previously collected by other archaeologists or third-party groups, such as state or federal government entities. This article discusses our work with geospatial datasets for identifying, documenting, and evaluating prehistoric and historic water features in the western United States. As part of a project on water heritage and long-term views on water management, our research has involved aggregating spatial data from an array of open access and semi-open access sources. Here, we consider the challenges of working with such datasets, including outdated or disorganized information, and fragmentary data. Based on our experiences, we recommend best practices: (1) locating relevant data and creating a data organization method for working with spatial data, (2) addressing data integrity, (3) integrating datasets in systematic ways across research cohorts, and (4) improving data accessibility.

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Challenges of Documenting Historic Water Systems

Cohen

Cannon

Jimenez

2023

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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“…Contemporary archaeologies (such as those in this volume) provide a mechanism for archaeologists to explore the human condition outside the borders of constructed domains filled with content from a former time (see also Hamilakis 2011;Rizvi 2019). As anthropologists doing contemporary interpretive archaeology from a Black Feminist framework, we rely on Black and Indigenous feminist scholarship to frame and answer questions about the gendered past of all-Black towns in Oklahoma (Battle-Baptiste 2011; Brighton 2011;Franklin 2001;Lee 2019;McDavid 2002;McDuie-Ra et al 2020;Wilkie 2003). Through a schema of "inspecting, gathering, and entering" (Hanks 2010, xv) we identified more than two dozen historical sites in Western Oklahoma that were associated with historical all-Black towns and their residents.…”

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3 All‐Black Towns in Oklahoma: Forgotten Archaeologies and The Power of Membered Storytelling

Oliver

Cox

2022

Archaeological Papers of the American

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Oklahoma's history books make little mention of the sociocultural significance and impact of all‐Black towns within the state. There is scant information in Oklahoma's historical and archaeological records that discuss the roles of women in all‐Black communities. The town of Dorason was an all‐Black town settlement in Western Oklahoma. It was nestled between two all‐Black towns within an American Indian tribal district. Miles away, the bustling railroad town of Elwat would later become home to many descendants from the all‐Black towns we discuss in this chapter. Very little remains in these mostly forgotten spaces and places. Through a process of ethnohistorical investigation and several trips to field sites, our research places descendant community narratives within Black Feminist archaeological scholarship. Our purpose in privileging narratives is two‐fold: 1) to fill in the gaps between the archaeology of storytelling and space and place literature; and 2) to illustrate the ways in which storytelling situated within archaeological frameworks is empowering. The inclusion of these narratives creates an understanding of empowerment through all‐Black town space and placemaking. We argue that intimate space, storytelling within spaces, and strong social networks are and were critical elements of self‐empowerment and emancipatory practices in contentious spaces.

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“…Because it consists of interpretation of the ancient works, public education, people participation, it ultimately seeks sustainable development of heritage. Archaeology survival depends on concentration on applied tasks including education and the development of public understanding, analysis of the cultural heritage management, public participation and efficient applied interpretation of archaeology (cited in Downum and Price, 1999, p. 227; Brighton, 2011, p. 344). In this regard, post-modernism and -processual archaeology support and enhance the interpretations of applied archaeology (Kapirka, 2011, p. 103).…”

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Interpretive approach to applied archaeology and its status in Iran

Afkhami

2017

JCHMSD

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an approach to applied archaeology and interpretive methods for Iranian traditional archaeology. Applied archaeology is based on a holistic approach providing rational approaches in the field of cultural heritage preservation and sustainable use of the potential of cultural heritage with the participation of the people. This paper aims to create social good standing archaeology knowledge with respect to Iranian archaeology experts. Design/methodology/approach In this survey study, data collection was accomplished using a questionnaire. The sample consists of professors, PhD students, post-graduate fellows, and educated experts of the Iranian Tourism, Handicrafts and Cultural Heritage Organization. Findings Applied archaeology as a provider of situations, positions and employment opportunities for archaeologists has not been considered seriously in the Iranian archaeological education. Traditional education emphasizes the cultural history and field techniques; hence it does not consist of critical areas of heritage codes, protection and budget management, business skill and the most important, interpretation and consequently sustainable development. Iranian archaeologists agree with the findings of the applied archaeology. Evaluation of their opinions reveals that they agree with all applied archaeology items of the questionnaire. Originality/value As an approach, applied archaeology can be proactive and improve the status of archaeology in the Iranian field of cultural heritage, and representations of outputs such as site-museum and sustainable use of them which ultimately fulfil social, economic and even political-identity purposes, then applied archaeology can be a constructive element in archaeology and prevent vandalism and looting in cultural heritage.

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Applied Archaeology and Community Collaboration: Uncovering the Past and Empowering the Present

Cited by 19 publications

References 6 publications

Challenges of Documenting Historic Water Systems

Challenges of Documenting Historic Water Systems

3 All‐Black Towns in Oklahoma: Forgotten Archaeologies and The Power of Membered Storytelling

Interpretive approach to applied archaeology and its status in Iran

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