Published in:
Current Anthropology, 49 (2008) 3, Seite 439-466
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1086/588497
ISSN:
0011-3204;
1537-5382
Origination:
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Description:
Through the recent symbolic appropriation of an archaeological site, an indigenous community in southwestern Colombia is subverting the colonial‐created meaning attributed to the physical and cultural remains of ancient peoples; once feared and socially proscribed, these remains are now entering a new symbolic realm and playing an important role in the construction of territory and social life. A reflexive and committed archaeology can contribute to processes such as this one in the larger context of decolonization.