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| 350 pp. |
| Leiden 2007 |
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Grounding the Past: The Praxis of Participatory Archaeology in the Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Alexander Geurds |
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Grounding
the Past addresses archaeological field praxis
and its role in the political present of Santiago Tilantongo
and Santiago Apoala, two communities in the Mixteca
Alta region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Efforts to involve local
stakeholder communities in archaeology have become an
important issue worldwide. In this study, Alexander
Geurds argues that projects of participatory archaeology,
many of which go under the heading of ?community archaeology',
cannot dispense with reflexive analysis of field praxis,
if they are to avoid idealized and thus untenable narratives
of harmonious local collaboration. Past and present
archaeological praxis often carries negative connotations
in the Mixteca Alta, because archaeological projects
have failed to recognize conflicting interests and issues
of representation of local and non-local parties. Geurds
reviews the constitutive elements of their partnerships,
such as official meetings, public presentations and
conferences, where the involved local and non-local
parties produce conflicting agendas by creating and
transforming power relations. He identifies and analyzes
the influences attendant on participatory elements through
the application of qualitative techniques derived from
ethnography and social geography.
About
the author
Alexander
Geurds is lecturer in the Faculty of Archaeology, at
the University of Leiden. He has conducted archaeological
research in Mexico, Nicaragua, the French and British
Antilles and the Netherlands. |
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| ISBN
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| 544 pp. |
| Leiden
2005 |
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| Recherches
archéologiques à Dia dans le Delta intérieur
du Niger (Mali): bilan des saisons de fouilles 1998-2003 |
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Bedaux, J. Polet, K. Sanogo & A. Schmidt (eds.) |
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L’ensemble
du Delta intérieur du Niger occupe une place
centrale dans l’histoire des grands royaumes 'médiévaux'
de l’Afrique de l’Ouest: le Ghana/Wagadu,
le Mali et le Songhay. Des milliers de sites archéologiques
de cette région constituent les seuls témoins
de cet essor. Ces sites sont menacés par un pillage
systématique qui est en train de détruire
l'histoire d'une dizaine de peuples, un vrai génocide
culturel.
Le projet international de fouilles archéologiques
de 1998 à 2003 à Dia, un site menacé
situé dans le Delta intérieur du Niger,
fait l'objet de cette publication. Conduit par le Rijksmuseum
voor Volkenkunde de Leyde, il a associé des partenaires
maliens de la Mission Culturelle de Djenné, du
Musée National du Mali, de l’Institut des
Sciences Humaines et de l’Université de
Bamako et des partenaires des universités de
Bruxelles (ULB), Leyde, Londres (UCL) et Paris (I et
VI) et le CNRS (Paris).
Les fouilles de Dia, le programme relaté de sensibilisation
de la population locale et l’application des lois
en vigueur ont ralenti sérieusement le pillage
systématique des sites archéologiques.
Ce projet a approfondi nos connaissances sur l’histoire
de la région.
Il a prouvé aussi que des actions internationales,
concrètes, cohérentes, conduites de manière
transparente et harmonieuse avec les autorités
maliennes de la Recherche, de la Culture et de la Politique
peuvent contribuer à faire envisager un beau
futur pour une partie du passé fascinant du Mali.
(In French, 544 pp.incl. figs., bibl. & append.
Richly ill.)
'All
in all, this is a book that wants to be descriptive,
not inspirational. As such, it will be very often cited
in the decades to come, but more for its thorough list
of material than for its contribution to the wider
picture. It is best seen, as is the wish of the authors,
as a step along the way rather than as the definitive
synthesis.' - Anne Haour in: Journal
of African Archaeology, Vol. 4 (2) 2006 pp. 353-355 |
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| 580 pp. |
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| Continuity
and Change in Text and Image at Chichén Itzá,
Yucatán, Mexico. A Study of the Inscriptions, Iconography,
and Architecture at a Late Classic to Early Postclassic
Maya Site |
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| Erik
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The
archaeological site of Chichén Itzá, one
of the best known ancient Maya cities, is located in
the northern section of the Yucatán peninsula
in Mexico.
Chichén Itzá has figured prominently in
both past and present discussions on the Terminal Classic
and Early Postclassic periods in the northern Maya lowlands.
Based on archaeological information and information
derived from ethnohistorical sources, this city can
be dated to a period from circa A.D. 700 to circa A.D.
1250, with its apogee placed between about A.D. 800
to A.D. 1050. The past and present discussions were
directed specifically towards the origin of the inhabitants
of the city, the arrival of K'uk'ulkán (“Feathered
Serpent”), the origin of non-Mayan (“Toltec”)
architecture and sculptural programmes at the site,
and the model of its political organization.
The centre of Chichén Itzá is dominated
by a raised platform, which harbours buildings now known
as El Castillo (The Castle), the Great Ballcourt, and
the Temple of the Warriors. These buildings contain
various non-Mayan architectural and sculptural traits.
Buildings south of the centre, erected in a regional
Maya style, contain a large number of inscribed monuments
(mostly lintels) carrying long hieroglyphic texts, which
provide Chichén Itzá with the largest
corpus of surviving inscriptions in the northern Maya
lowlands. Chichén Itzá figures prominently
in a wide range of ethnohistorical sources from the
Colonial period, such as the “Relación
de las Cosas de Yucatán” by Fray Diego
de Landa and the “Relaciones Geográficas”
by various authors, all in Spanish, and the so-called
“Books of Chilam Balam” of Chumayel, Maní,
and Tizimín, all in Yucatec Maya.
In this study Erik Boot discusses the southern Maya
lowland origin of the inhabitants of Chichén
Itzá, the arrival of K'uk'ulkán and the
introduction of so-called Toltec architecture and iconography,
the identification of both gods and human beings in
the inscriptions, and the political organization at
Chichén Itzá. He presents extensive and
detailed analyses of architectural and sculptural programmes,
hieroglyphic inscriptions, and the Yucatec Maya “chronicles”
from the Books of Chilam Balam.
(In English, 580 pp. ill., incl. bibl., appendices and
a Dutch summary)
'This
book will be indispensable to all Mayanists with serious
interests in the Late Terminal Classic and Postclassic
periods of that civilisation's history' - Prudence M.
Rice in Journal of Anthropological Research,
vol. 61, 2005. |
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Boot studied cultural anthropology and Mayan languages
at Leiden University. Since 1992 he has specialized in
the study of Maya epigraphy and the Maya script system
with special emphasis on the inscriptions and sculptural
art of Chichén Itzá. He has published numerous
articles on these subjects. |
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| Conquered
Conquistadors. The Lienzo de Quauhquechollan: A Nahua
vision of the conquest of Guatemala |
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G.L. Asselbergs |
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| Documentos
Antíguos De San Miguel Tequixtepec Oaxaca. Los
primeros cien anos de la Colonia (1533-1617) |
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| Sebastiaan
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El Valle de Coixtlahuaca se ubicó estratégicamente
en la ruta comercial que conectó los altiplanos
de Cholula y la Mixteca. Durante la época de la
expansión del imperio olmeca-xicalanca en el siglo
XI, el valle se convierte en un importante señorío
bajo el control de una casa real de orígenes poblanos,
fundada por Atonaltzin I. Alrededor de 1250, el señor
Tres-Lagartija, descendiente de esta casa, funda el señorío
de Tecciztepec el cual, en fechas posteriores, logra perfilarse
como un señorío independiente.
Después de la llegada de los españoles en
1520, Tecciztepec se convierte en una encomienda española.
Las enfermedades europeas causan un dramático descenso
de la población, por lo cual se funda la nueva
comunidad de San Miguel Tequixtepec en 1563, reuniendo
la población dispersa en un asentamiento de diseño
español. De esta época datan las extraordinarias
construcciones en el actual centro de la población:
la Casa del Cacique y la Casa Conventual.
El archivo municipal de San Miguel Tequixtepec resguarda
unos novecientos años de historia local y constituye
uno de los archivos antiguos más importantes de
Oaxaca. Este libro enfoca el acervo de documentos producidos
entre 1535 y 1617, una época de profundos cambios
a consecuencia de la conquista española. Los 80
documentos reunidos en este tomo provienen en su mayor
parte del archivo municipal de Tequixtepec y del Archivo
General de la Nación, y consisten sobre todo de
comunicaciones oficiales entre los representantes de la
comunidad y la autoridad española. Se incluye además
el texto más antiguo escrito en la lengua nguihua
(también llamada chocho) y una breve descripción
de los documentos pictográficos conservados en
el pueblo.
(In Spanish, 403 pp. incl. bibl., index & figs.) |
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| 288 pp. |
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| Moving
Matters. Ethnoarchaeology in the Near East. Proceedings
of the International Seminar held at Cairo 7-10 December
1998 |
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| Willeke
Wendrich and Gerrit van der Kooij |
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Moving Matters, Ethnoarchaeology in the Near East
is the publication of an International Seminar held
at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo in December
1998. Not only the papers are included in this publication,
but also the posters and excursions, as well as the
discussions. Numerous illustrations – both photographs
and drawings – and bibliographical references
accompany the text, and a detailed index of entries
is added.
The subjects dealt with represent the rich variety of
ethnoarchaeological field studies and applications,
and include among others environmental aspects, settlement
and use of space, production of several kinds of artefacts,
such as pottery, glass and basketry, but also the complicated
elements of social structure and cultural identity,
as well as theoretical and methodological aspects.
The Near East is fully represented, but most contributions
deal with Egypt and the Levant.
Both the seminar and this publication have the purpose
to gain insight in the current state of the regional
ethnoarchaeological field practice and applications,
as well as to discuss the variety and possibilities
of this indispensable aspect of archaeology.
Willeke
Wendrich is Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology
at the Department of NELC at UCLA. Until 1999 she was
the archaeologist of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute
in Cairo. Gerrit van der Kooij is teacher and researcher
at the Department of Near Eastern Archaeology, especially
the Levant, at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University.
All authors are experienced in ethnoarchaeological studies,
be it as archaeologists, anthropologists or historians,
and most of them published about this subject elsewhere.
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| Contributions
by the Nederlands/Vlaams Instituut in Cairo (NVIC), Vol.
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978-90-5789-035-2 |
| 492 pp. |
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| The
World According to Basketry. An Ethno-Archaeological Interpretation
of Basketry Production in Egypt |
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| Willeke
Wendrich |
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On the basis of two different archaeological sites, namely
Tell el-'Amarna in Middle Egypt (about 1350 BC), and Qasr
Ibrim in Nubia (mainly third century BC to sixth century
AD), this book deals with the production of basketry in
ancient Egypt. Use is also made of a study of contemporary
basket makers in Middle Egypt and New Nubia.
The book first deals with the technical aspects of basketry
production, and subsequently with the wider world of basket
makers. The book is accompanied by a video-tape which
illustrates the findings presented in the written presentation.
Willeke Wendrich is at present co-director of the excavations
at Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea coast). Between 1987 and
1993 she participated in the excavations at Tell el-'Amarna,
Qasr Ibrim and at Abu Sha'ar.
(In English, 492 pp., numerous drawings and photographs,
and a one-hour video tape) |
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| 100 pp. |
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| Report
of the Baynun Mapping Project |
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| W.Z.
Wendrich, H. Barnard and R.M. Bridgman |
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The Baynun Mapping Project, Yemen 1998, was carried out
in April and May, 1998, by the three authors and Abdel-Habib
al-Dhubany (Yemen). The book includes the results of this
archaeological survey, which focused on the environs of
the Himyarite capital of Baynun, in the Thawban region
of Dhamar province. During the survey, some 38 archaeological
sites were identified, and these are indicated on the
1:25000 map which is attached to the report.
(In English, 100 pp. incl. large map) |
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| Contributions
by the Nederlands/Vlaams Instituut in Cairo (NVIC), Vol.
3 |
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978-90-5789-008-6 |
| 198 pp. |
| Leiden
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| Landless
and hungry. Access to Land in Early
and Traditional Societies. Proceedings of a Seminar held
in Leiden, 20 and 21 June, 1996 |
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| B.
Haring and R.de Maaijer (eds.) |
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In a society based on agriculture, whether that society
is an "early" or a "traditional" one,
access to land is of vital importance to the vast majority
of its population. Although the study of this subject
has rightly become one of the major growth areas in several
scholarly disciplines, it would seem that several aspects
still require further theoretical and practical consideration.
The papers collected in this volume examine various aspects
of access to land in early and traditional societies.
They were first presented at a symposium sponsored and
hosted by the Research School CNWS, School of Asian, African
and Amerindian Studies at Leiden University, and held
on 20 and 21 June, 1996. This interdisciplinary seminar
was attended by specialists in the fields of anthropology,
archaeology, Assyriology, Egyptology, law, and papyrology.
(In English, 198 pp.) |
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A. de Hingh, G. van Driel, R. de Maaijer, B. Haring, K.
Donker van Heel, A.M.F.W. Verhoogt, R. Hagesteijn, H.J.M.
Claessen, M.A. van Bakel, L.E. Visser, G. Hesseling |
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| 388 pp. |
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El Leviátan Arqueológico. Antropología
de una Tradición Científica en México |
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| Luis
Vázquez León |
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La arqueología mexicana se caracteriza par la permanencia
de un estado de normalidad teórica en terminos
Kuhnianos. Es decir, que no se cuestionan los fundamentos
teóricos de la historia cultural llamada "historia
del Mexico Antiguo" o "mesoamericanismo",
y se resuelven solo detalles técnicos. En este
estudio antropológico de la `Escuela Mexicana de
Arqueología' se pregunta por qué es este
el caso. La respuesta no solo se busca en el patrimonialismo
del Estado y de sus funcionarios, que fusionan la ciencia
con la administración de la herencia arqueológica,
sino también en los comportamientos de los arqueólogos
mismos, que sobrevaloran los descubrimientos más
que el progreso de la interpretación.
(In Spanish, 388 pp., with English summary) |
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| J. P. B. de Josselin de Jong. Curator and Archaeologist.
A Study of his Early Career (1910-1935) |
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| F.
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This book concentrates on some of the lesser known aspects
of J. P. B. de Josselin de Jong's early career (1910-1935),
namely his work in the National Museum of Ethnology in
Leiden, and his contributions to the archaeology of the
Dutch Antilles. Three different fields of study seem to
determine the development of De Josselin de Jong as anthropologist:
linguistics, ethnology and archaeology. In 1921 he was
appointed supernumerary professor on the first chair of
Ethnology in The Netherlands, in 1935 this was changed
into a full professorship in the 'Anthropology of the
Netherlands Indies in the Context of General Anthropology'.
An updated and expanded bibliography of J. P. B. de Josselin
de Jong (covering his full career), compiled in cooperation
with H.F.Vermeulen, is included.
(In English, together with a bibliography of J. P. B.
de Josselin de Jong (1886-1964), by F. R. Effert and H.
F. Vermeulen, 120 pp., incl. bibl. and index, plus photogr.
and maps)
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| 444 pp. |
| Leiden
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Berenike '98. Report of the 1998 Excavations at
Berenike and the Survey of the Egyptian Eastern Desert,
including Excavations in Wadikalalat |
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| Steven
Sidebotham and Willemina Wendrich (eds.) |
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Berenike '98 is the report of the fifth season
of excavations at the important Egyptian Red Sea harbour
of Berenike. The harbour was used during the Roman period
for trade with the coastal regions along the Red Sea and
the Indian Ocean.
The book includes an Introduction and a long series of
separate articles on various aspects of the excavations
and surveys of the hinterland.
The preceding four seasons of excavations have been published
in the same series (Leiden 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999)
( In English, 444 pp. with photographs and drawings) |
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