Historical Archaeology as Modern-World Archaeology in Argentina

Abstract

Historical archaeology has grown at a remarkable pace in the last decade. South America has seen a major growth in historical archaeology, with archaeologists in Argentina playing a large role in the maturation of the discipline on the continent. Much of this archaeology can be characterized as "modern-world archaeology" because of the archaeologists' interest in issues relevant to postColumbian cultural history.

The archaeology of Mauritius

“…Mauritius has sites that could provide a completely novel view of archaeology in the region. The archaeology is distinctly colonial and post-colonial, and in many ways 'modern C Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2015 archaeology' (Orser 2008). It is supported by an abundant textual record and offers us a deeply relevant view of what has taken place (and is still taking place) more generally in the world.…”