Archaeologists in Africa and North America offer post-colonial perspectives on their profession as pursued in Africa. Among their topics are practicing post-colonial archaeology in eastern Africa from
Historical Archaeology in Africa is an inquiry into the questions that count, proposing different ways of thinking about historical archaeology. Peter Schmidt challenges readers to expand their horizo
Participatory Archaeology and Heritage Studies: Perspectives from Africa provides new ways to look at and think about the practice of community archaeology and heritage studies across the globe. Long
Community-based Heritage in Africa considers new departures in the history of African community-based research through an examination of the Katuruka heritage initiative undertaken in the Kagera Regio
This volume provides a powerful alternative to the Western paradigms that have governed archaeological inquiry into the past and its meanings in Africa. Community-based Heritage Research in Africa bol
Archaeologists tend to rely on scientific methods to reconstruct past histories, an approach that can alienate local indigenous populations and limit the potential of archaeological research. Essays i
Since the eighteenth century, the concept of prehistory was exported by colonialism to far parts of the globe and applied to populations lacking written records. Prehistory in these settings came to r
"An important book at a time when the booming illicit trade in African antiquities and the despoiling of some of the continent’s prime archeological sites generate little concern in the art world." —F
