Community archaeology and heritage in Africa : decolonizing practice / edited by Peter R. Schmidt and Innocent Pikirayi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schmidt, Peter R. (Peter Ridgway), 1942- editor.

Pikirayi, Innocent, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community archaeology--Africa.

Community archaeology.

Archaeology--Social aspects--Africa.

Archaeology.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Africa.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Antiquities.

Archaeology--Social aspects.

Africa--Antiquities.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xiv, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

Summary:

This 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 Africareflects 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. ge; 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.

Contents:

Introduction 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

relevance, access, adn ownership / 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 O. 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 twenty-first 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-296) and index.

ISBN:

9781138656864

1138656860

9781138656857

1138656852

OCLC:

957510171