Archaeology and Community: A Village Cultural Center and Museum in Ecuador

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Agua Blanca is located in a sector of the largest of the pre-Hispanic towns of the Señorio of Salangome and gave its name to the archaeological site.

“Agua Blanca is located in a sector of the largest of these preHispanic towns and thus gave its name to the archaeological site.”

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Visits to other projects and archaeological sites allowed team members to learn about the scope and variety of archaeological investigation and to see how other sites were being managed, mismanaged, or neglected.

“This allowed them to learn about the scope and variety of archaeological investigation and to see how other sites were being managed, mismanaged, or even neglected altogether.”

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The Agua Blanca archaeological site is visited by over ten thousand people each year.

“and it is visited by over ten thousand people each year.”

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The practiced eye of the compañeros in the archaeological team detected subtle differences of soil color and texture during excavation which would have eluded others unfamiliar with the local terrain.

“The practiced eye of the compañeros in the archaeological team detected subtle differences of soil color and texture during excavation which would have eluded others unfamiliar with the local terrain.”

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The process of involving a wide range of institutions and individuals has met with many obstacles-some from ignorance, some from indifference, and some from outright hostility to new ways of working.

“The process has met with many obstacles—some stemming from ignorance, some from indifference, and some from outright hostility to new ways of working.”

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The exhibit's inauguration drew a crowd from all over the province, and villagers belonging to the archaeological team guided visitors through the site, explaining their experience of discovering the past.

“Its inauguration drew a crowd from all over the province: campesinos from neighboring hamlets and villages, school teachers from nearby towns, family and friends. As they guided visitors through the site, villagers belonging to the archaeological team explained in their own words their experience of discovering the past.”

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Despite good intentions, a deep mutual distrust developed between park officials and campesinos, who found their apprehensions confirmed by the harassment they began to suffer.

“Despite good intentions, a deep mutual distrust developed between park officials and campesinos, who found their apprehensions confirmed by the harassment they began to suffer.”

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A fruitful collaboration between professionals and the community was born after a meeting arranged in response to villagers' requests during the 1981 topographical survey.

“A meeting was arranged and a fruitful collaboration between professionals and community was born.”

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The community archaeological exhibit in the casa comunal was a tangible expression of the community's links with its past and showed that the community was prepared to assume responsibility for caretaking that past.

“This exhibit, located in the center of the village, was a tangible expression of the community's links with its past. It also showed that the community was prepared to assume responsibility for caretaking that past.”

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The overwhelming reality facing the comuna is limited material and financial resources, which has also had the positive side of forcing careful deliberation and discussion.

“The overwhelming reality facing the comuna is limited material and financial resources. This has also had its positive side, however.”

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The participatory approach to archaeology in Agua Blanca was something new.

“Team members could appreciate that the participatory approach to archaeology in Agua Blanca was something new.”

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The creation of the Machalilla National Park was perceived by the villagers of Agua Blanca as a further threat to their land and livelihood, with good reason.

“The creation of the Machalilla National Park was perceived as a further threat to the villagers' land and livelihood, with good reason.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The Machalilla National Park was created in 1979 as a 35,000 hectare reserve designed to protect coastal fauna and flora and marine life.
• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The Ministry of Agriculture, which manages the Ecuadorian national park system, did not include any provision for addressing the needs of a human population already resident in the designated protected area.