Saying what we mean, meaning what we say: Managing miscommunication in archaeological prospection

IF 2.1 3区 地球科学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY Archaeological Prospection Pub Date : 2023-11-13 DOI:10.1002/arp.1915
William T. D. Wadsworth, Stephanie Halmhofer, Kisha Supernant
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Abstract In North America, archaeological prospection has recently undergone a surge in popularity, resulting in higher visibility for both scientific and fringe narratives. This has been partially due to increasingly sensationalized media articles that promote the use of technology to locate overgrown and subsurface features in the landscape. The heightened profile of the field and increasingly sensitive contexts in which it is applied (e.g., locating potential unmarked graves) has expanded the discipline beyond its usual settings where typical archaeological prospection rhetoric and narratives are applied. In this paper, we explore how the presentation of archaeological prospection can impact descendant communities and their burial and cultural spaces. We identify rhetoric, discourse and narrative as key considerations that have resulted in the twisting of interpretations to support fringe narratives. We present two case studies: (1) denialism surrounding unmarked graves at former Indian Residential Schools and (2) the reinterpretation of Indigenous spaces by Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse . We draw upon these seemingly disparate examples as evidence that ambiguity in scholarly communication and ‘certainty’ in fringe communication can both be used to the detriment of Indigenous and other descendant communities in various ways that we term pseudoarchaeological colonialism . Finally, we recommend strategies on how to disseminate results in non‐harmful ways and confront the wrongful usage of archaeological prospection.
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言出必行,言出必行:处理考古勘探中的误解
在北美,考古勘探最近经历了人气激增,导致科学和边缘叙事更高的知名度。这部分是由于越来越多耸人听闻的媒体文章提倡使用技术来定位景观中杂草丛生和地下特征。该领域的高度关注和日益敏感的应用环境(例如,定位潜在的未标记坟墓)使该学科超出了通常应用典型考古勘探修辞和叙述的环境。在本文中,我们探讨了考古勘探的呈现如何影响后裔社区及其埋葬和文化空间。我们认为修辞、话语和叙事是导致扭曲解释以支持边缘叙事的关键因素。我们提出了两个案例研究:(1)对前印度寄宿学校无标记坟墓的否认;(2)格雷厄姆·汉考克的《古代启示录》对土著空间的重新解释。我们利用这些看似完全不同的例子作为证据,表明学术交流中的模糊性和边缘交流中的“确定性”都可以以各种方式被用来损害土著和其他后裔社区,我们称之为伪考古殖民主义。最后,我们建议如何以无害的方式传播结果,并应对考古勘探的错误使用。
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Archaeological Prospection
Archaeological Prospection 地学-地球科学综合
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3.90
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11.10%
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31
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>12 weeks
期刊介绍: The scope of the Journal will be international, covering urban, rural and marine environments and the full range of underlying geology. The Journal will contain articles relating to the use of a wide range of propecting techniques, including remote sensing (airborne and satellite), geophysical (e.g. resistivity, magnetometry) and geochemical (e.g. organic markers, soil phosphate). Reports and field evaluations of new techniques will be welcomed. Contributions will be encouraged on the application of relevant software, including G.I.S. analysis, to the data derived from prospection techniques and cartographic analysis of early maps. Reports on integrated site evaluations and follow-up site investigations will be particularly encouraged. The Journal will welcome contributions, in the form of short (field) reports, on the application of prospection techniques in support of comprehensive land-use studies. The Journal will, as appropriate, contain book reviews, conference and meeting reviews, and software evaluation. All papers will be subjected to peer review.
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