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Social Archaeology in Latin America?: Comments to T. C. Patterson

Oyuela-Caycedo, Augusto, Anaya, Armando, Elera, Carlos G., Valdez, Lidio M.·1997·American Antiquity
DOI 10.2307/282518
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The published paper by Patterson (1994) gives the impression that Latin American archaeology has a significant orientation toward social archaeology. We present evidence, however, that indicates the restricted nature of social archaeology in time (1970s and early 1980s) and space (Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela). Social archaeology developed only in a political context where the model pursued by the state was sympathetic to marxist ideology during a specific historical period. Further, at the academic level, social archaeology gradually lost appeal to students in those countries where it developed because of the politicization of the archaeological discourse at universities and the lack of a relationship between practice and theory (epistemological theory). The practical aspects of social archaeology have never passed beyond those of cultural history produced under the schema of a national state archaeology. Consideration of the realities under which archaeology developed in each Latin American country leads to a broader understanding of the context in which social archaeology exists in Latin America today.

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Authors
Oyuela-Caycedo, A., Anaya, A., Elera, C. G., & Valdez, L. M.
Affiliations
University of Calgary (CA)
Venue
American Antiquity
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1997-04
Volume
62
Issue
2
Pages
365-374
ISSN
  • 0002-7316 (ISSN-L)
  • 2325-5064
DOI
10.2307/282518
OpenAlex
W2518762944
Cited by
33
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 7234 d)
Locations
American Antiquity (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical Studies in Central America
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
Keywords
social archaeology, Latin American archaeology, Marxist archaeology, state archaeology, epistemology of archaeology, cultural history, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, history of archaeology

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