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6 The Ecological Life of Industrial Waste

Stewart, Haeden·2022·Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association
DOI 10.1111/apaa.12159
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The post-depositional afterlife of an archaeological site is often viewed as the least important aspect of its history and outside of traditional archaeological interest. In the case of industrial sites, this elision ignores one of the most important aspects of industrial history, namely the long-term effects of toxic waste. In an era where industrial pollution and anthropogenic climate change are rapidly changing the future of life on this planet, the stakes of understanding the effects of industrial waste are vital. This article outlines a reflexive, ecologically focused archaeology that interrogates the afterlives of industrial waste, not as a method to get back to the history of production, but as a means for taking seriously these afterlives as a defining characteristic of life in the Anthropocene. Using the concept of the ecological lives of industrial waste to explore the (post)industrial history of Mill Creek Ravine—a historically important industrial area in Edmonton, Alberta— this article argues that the decomposition of industrial waste serves as both a medium for long-term harms, as well as the locus for emergent relations and critical investigation.

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Authors
Stewart, H.
Affiliations
University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
Corresponding author
Stewart, Haeden
Venue
Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2022-07
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
91-105
ISSN
  • 1551-823X (ISSN-L)
  • 1551-8248
DOI
10.1111/apaa.12159
OpenAlex
W4286689256
Semantic Scholar
0e456cd64a20f3c49f2b672337215e503377f16c
Cited by
15
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4
FWCI
9.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 21 d)
Locations
Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Keywords
industrial waste, environmental archaeology, hazardous waste, Anthropocene, Edmonton, industrial pollution

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