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_d;23/06/2018
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100 _aPeter R Schmidt
_a; Innocent Pikirayi
245 _aCommunity archaeology and heritage in Africa
_b : decolonizing practice
_c/Peter R Schmidt; Innocent Pikirayi
260 _aLondon ; New York
_b : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
_c, 2016.
300 _axiv, 309 pages
_b: illustrations, maps
_c; 25 cm
505 _aIntroduction to community archaeology and heritage in Africa : decolonizing practice / Innocent Pikirayi and Peter R. Schmidt -- Maasai people and Oldupai (Olduvai) Gorge : looking for sustainable people-centred approaches and practices / Asmeret G. Mehari and Kokeli P. Ryano -- Walking the long path to partnership : archaeology and communities in eastern Africa / George Abungu -- Collaborative archaeology and heritage in Africa : views from the trench and beyond / Peter R. Schmidt -- Heritage, memories and community development : the case of Shimoni Slave Caves Site, Kenya / Patrick Abungu -- Archaeology, local knowledge and tradition : the quest for relevant approaches to the study and use of the past in southern Africa / Innocent Pikirayi -- Old archaeology camouflaged as new and inclusive? South African community archaeology in the 21st century / Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu -- Cultural pathways to development among communities : the cultural banks in Mali / Anne Mayor and Eric Huysecom -- Perspective on heritage, local community and archaeological engagements in parts of northern Yorubaland, Nigeria / Jonathan O. Aleru and Kolawole Adekola -- "We will not relocate until our ancestors and shrines come with us" : heritage and conflict management in the Bui Dam project area, Ghana / Wazi Apoh and Kodzo Gavua -- In lieu of community archaeology? Mandara Archaeological Project (1984-2008) : outreach and involvement in heritage issues / Nic David and Judy Sterner -- Community archaeology and heritage in Africa : conversations inspired by a workshop / Carol McDavid, Uzma Rizvi and Laurajane Smith.
520 _aThis volume provides new insights into the distinctive contributions that community archaeology and heritage make to the decolonization of archaeological practice. Using innovative approaches, the contributors explore important initiatives which have protected and revitalized local heritage, initiatives that involved archaeologists as co-producers rather than leaders. These case studies underline the need completely reshape archaeological practice, engaging local and indigenous communities in regular dialogue and recognizing their distinctive needs, in order to break away from the top-down power relationships that have previously characterized archaeology in Africa. Community Archaeology and Heritage in Africa reflects a determined effort to change how archaeology is taught to future generations. Through community-based participatory approaches, archaeologists and heritage professionals can benefit from shared resources and local knowledge; and by sharing decision-making with members of local communities, archaeological inquiry can enhance their way of life, ameliorate their human rights concerns, and meet their daily needs to build better futures. Exchanging traditional power structures for research design and implementation, the examples outlined in this volume demonstrate the discipline’s exciting capacity to move forward to achieve its potential as a broader, more accessible, and more inclusive field.
650 _aHistory
655 _aCommunity archaeology
_bArchaeology--Social aspects
700 _aPeter R Schmidt; Innocent Pikirayi
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