Diaspora and Identity in Archaeology: Moving beyond the Black Atlantic

Lilley, Ian

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“…For example, the applicability of diaspora characteristics to contemporary human movement patterns makes this type of migration event pertinent to forensic contexts. It is clear that significant diversity is evident among diaspora communities [133] and interactions between diasporas and homelands and host communities are complex [30]; no longer can these groups of individuals be characterized simply by forced dispersal and victimization. More attention to migration behavior associated with involuntary relocation and temporary migration patterns would provide a more comprehensive understanding of these events as they have occurred in the past and as they evolve in contemporary societies.…”

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“…While the term 'diaspora' is perhaps most familiar in relation to the Jewish and Trans Atlantic slave trade experiences [30], and has been studied with equal frequency in the two aforementioned contexts (e.g., [31][32][33]), the term is generally associated with coerced dispersal from one's homeland. Communities developing as a result of diasporic migration are characterized by what is typically an involuntary dispersal from the home community, yet these communities maintain a constant link, spiritual or otherwise, with the original homeland [30].…”

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“…Communities developing as a result of diasporic migration are characterized by what is typically an involuntary dispersal from the home community, yet these communities maintain a constant link, spiritual or otherwise, with the original homeland [30]. Involuntary immigration may result either from direct persecution or more indirect economic and/or political pressures [11].…”

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Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Understanding Human Migration Patterns and their Utility in Forensic Human Identification Cases

Holobinko

2012

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Human migration patterns are of interest to scientists representing many fields. Theories have been posited to explain modern human evolutionary expansion, the diversity of human culture, and the motivational factors underlying an individual or group decision to migrate. Although the research question and subsequent approach may vary between disciplines, one thread is ubiquitous throughout most migration studies: why do humans migrate and what is the result of such an event? While the determination of individual attributes such as age, sex, and ancestry is often integral to migration studies, the positive identification of human remains is usually irrelevant. However, the positive identification of a deceased is paramount to a forensic investigation in which human remains have been recovered and must be identified. What role, if any, might the study of human movement patterns play in the interpretation of evidence associated with unidentified human remains? Due to increasing global mobility in the world's populations, it is not inconceivable that an individual might die far away from his or her home. If positive identification cannot immediately be made, investigators may consider various theories as to how or why a deceased ended up in a particular geographic location. While scientific evidence influences the direction of forensic investigations, qualitative evaluation can be an important component of evidence interpretation. This review explores several modern human migration theories and the methodologies utilized to identify evidence of human migratory movement before addressing the practical application of migration theory to forensic cases requiring the identification of human remains.

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“…Like Spriggs and others including Anderson (e.g. 2001), I have found Anthony's work very useful (Lilley 2004). In the final analysis, however, it does not explain in any but the most general sense why the pattern of Lapita dispersal and settlement is as it is at any scale, rather than just giving us some terms in which to describe it.…”

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Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes (TA29) : Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes

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O’Connor³

2008

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terra australis 29Terra Australis reports the results of archaeological and related research within the south and east of Asia, though mainly Australia, New Guinea and island Melanesia -lands that remained terra australis incognita to generations of prehistorians. Its subject is the settlement of the diverse environments in this isolated quarter of the globe by peoples who have maintained their discrete and traditional ways of life into the recent recorded or remembered past and at times into the observable present.Since the beginning of the series, the basic colour on the spine and cover has distinguished the regional distribution of topics as follows: ochre for Australia, green for New Guinea, red for South-East Asia and blue for the Pacific Islands. From 2001, issues with a gold spine will include conference proceedings, edited papers and monographs which in topic or desired format do not fit easily within the original arrangements. All volumes are numbered within the same series. List of volumes in Terra AustralisVolume 1: Burrill Lake and Currarong: Coastal Sites in Southern New South Wales. R.J. Lampert (1971) Volume 2: Ol Tumbuna: Archaeological Excavations in the Eastern Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea. J.P. White (1972) Volume 3 Copyright of the text remains with the contributors/authors, 2008. This book is copyright in all countries subscribing to the Berne convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be made to the publisher. ISLANDS OF INQUIRY Papers in honour of Atholl Anderson'Aye,' said the Captain, reverentially; 'it's a almighty element. There's wonders in the deep, my pretty. Think on it when the winds is roaring and the waves is rowling. Think on it when the stormy nights is so pitch dark,' said the Captain, solemnly holding up his hook, 'as you can't see your hand afore you, excepting when the wiwid lightning reweals the same; and when you drive, drive, drive through the storm and dark, as if you was a driving, head on, to the world without end,'Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son (1848:252). Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard terra australis 29 terra australis 29 PrefaceThe impetus for this volume is the pending retirement of Professor Atholl Anderson from the Department of Archaeology and Natural History in the Australian National University in June 2008, after a distinguished and brilliant career in academic archaeology. In geographic range, Atholl's field research has extended over large swathes of the Pacific Ocean, from the west coast of South America to Western Micronesia, to Island Southeast Asia, and west to the Indian Ocean. Few prehistorians of Oceania have seen as much of their subject matter at such close quarters. The variety and span of his study areas are matched, and quite possibly exceeded, by the prodigious variety of subjects he has tackled in numerous scientific publications, which are ...

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“…Lilley (2006) uses a diasporic framework to connect the Lapita peoples of the South Pacific across space and time in order to show the utility of the concept in prehistoric circumstances. In a separate piece, he uses it to discuss internally displaced groups such as Australian Aborigines (Lilley 2004). These uses draw upon a diasporic framework to create projects aimed at testing hypotheses.…”

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Creating a Diasporic Archaeology of Chinese Migration: Tentative Steps Across Four Continents

González-Tennant

2011

Int J Histor Archaeol

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This article calls for a specific form of comparative inquiry within historical archaeology as drawn from diaspora studies. Such a project encourages archaeologists to compare research from emigrant areas alongside work at overseas sites. This diasporic approach provides new potentials for engaging with the modern world by intersecting with both traditional and new aspects of archaeological practice. In order to showcase these aspects of a diasporic approach, the author explores three case studies from Montana, Peru, and New Zealand -connecting each to its related home area. The case studies explore how data drawn from a group's homeland can support established heritage practices, engage with modern social problems, and illuminate complexities arising within sites based on ethnolinguistic differences within populations.

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Diaspora and Identity in Archaeology: Moving beyond the Black Atlantic

Cited by 27 publications

References 75 publications

Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Understanding Human Migration Patterns and their Utility in Forensic Human Identification Cases

Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Understanding Human Migration Patterns and their Utility in Forensic Human Identification Cases

Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes (TA29) : Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes

Creating a Diasporic Archaeology of Chinese Migration: Tentative Steps Across Four Continents

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