The geophysics of community, place, and identity in the Mississippian Illinois River Valley

Friberg, Christina M.; Wilson, Gregory D.; Bardolph, Dana N.; Wilson, Jeremy J.; Flood, John S.; Hipskind, Scott; Pike, Matthew; Esarey, Duane

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102888

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“…For instance, a special issue of the International Journal of Historical Archaeology focused on the rise of Japanese diaspora archaeology throughout North America (Camp 2016;Lau-Ozawa and Ross 2021;). This growing focus on hidden stories, violent histories, and community empowerment has had important methodological implications, leading to a growth in publications exploring how noninvasive and low-impact methods can support Indigenous, Black, and other descendant communities (Chenoweth, Bossio, and Salvatore 2021;Davis, Seeber, and Sanger 2021;Friberg et al 2021;Lafferty et al 2021;Lim and Jones 2021;Sanger and Barnett 2021;Spivey-Faulkner 2021;Wadsworth, Supernant, and Dersch 2021;Wadsworth, Supernatant, and Kravchinsky 2021).…”

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Archaeology in 2021: Repatriation, reclamation, and reckoning with historical trauma

Montgomery

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2022

American Anthropologist

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Archaeology in 2021 was characterized by a continued call to use the tools of the discipline to document the violence of settler colonialism in the past and present, pushing anthropology to reckon with its own role in perpetuating historical trauma. The tension between disciplinary reflection and reform was most clearly articulated in the use of archaeological geophysics to detect the unmarked graves of incarcerated Indigenous children who died at residential and boarding schools in Canada and the United States. The highly publicized investigation of these schools has brought renewed attention to issues of repatriation and historical reclamation for many communities impacted by settler colonialism. These discussions have reverberated throughout the discipline, prompting revisions to the Society for American Archaeology's “Statement Concerning the Treatment of Human Remains,” reopening conversations around an African American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and informing debates around the ethics of DNA research. These conversations are part of a larger movement toward decolonizing the field by using archaeological methods to explore marginalized histories and support communities most impacted by the violences of settler colonialism.

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