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Ethnoarchaeology as slow science
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In recent years, the purpose and objectives of ethnoarchaeology have been called into question. In this paper, we propose that ethnoarchaeology might best be considered a form of ‘slow science’ that works to counterbalance ‘big science/fast science’ approaches in archaeology. We consider the interpretative challenges facing archaeology and the risks posed by a shift to fast science approaches that emphasize large-scale, strategic and analytically focused ‘big data’ analyses. We draw on recent literatures that define ‘désexcellence’ and ‘slow science’ approaches, which forefront ethically driven and collaborative research, and suggest that ethnoarchaeology might be well positioned to redefine itself as a form of slow science. Doing so, however, requires redefining ethnoarchaeology’s field objectives and its relations to research subjects.
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This study resonates with the 'slow science' advocated by Gosselain (2011) and others, which accentuates the need to give local communities a meaningful voice in knowledge production.
“In some ways, this resonates with the sort of 'slow science' advocated by Gosselain (2011) and others (i.e. Cunningham and MacEachern, 2016) which accentuate the need to give local communities a meaningful voice in knowledge production.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cunningham, J. J., & MacEachern, S.
- Affiliations
- Department of Anthropology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA
- Venue
- World Archaeology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-10-19
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 628-641
- ISSN
- 0043-8243
- 1470-1375
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 3
- Language
- en
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