Community-Based Archaeology

Sonya Atalay

Published by University of California Press 2012

Community-Based Archaeology

Research with, by, and for Indigenous and Local Communities

Sonya Atalay

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520953468

Overview
Contents

About this book

Archaeology impacts the lives of indigenous, local, or descendant communities. Yet often these groups have little input to archaeological research, and its results remain inaccessible. As archaeologists consider the consequences and benefits of research, the skills, methodologies, and practices required of them will differ dramatically from those of past decades.

As an archaeologist and a Native American, Sonya Atalay has investigated the rewards and complex challenges of conducting research in partnership with indigenous and local communities. In Community-Based Archaeology, she outlines the principles of community-based participatory research and demonstrates how CBPR can be effectively applied to archaeology. Drawing on her own experiences with research projects in North America and the Near East, Atalay provides theoretical discussions along with practical examples of establishing and developing collaborative relationships and sharing results. This book will contribute to building an archaeology that is engaged, ethical, relevant, and sustainable.

Author information

AtalaySonya:

Sonya Atalay is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is an active researcher, on the editorial board of American Antiquity,and editor of the Archaeology and Indigenous Peoples series sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress. In 2009, she was appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior to the national committee overseeing compliance of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) with reporting duties to the United States Congress.

Frontmatter Accessible Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Accessible Download PDF	vii
Preface Accessible Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Accessible Download PDF	xi
1. A Sustainable Archaeology Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	1
2. Origins of Community-Based Research in Archaeology Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	29
3. Guiding Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	55
4. Connecting with Community Research Partners Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	89
5. Building a Strong Foundation Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	128
6. Identifying Research Questions and Developing a Research Design Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	167
7. Gathering Data and Sharing Results Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	196
8. Lasting Effects Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	240
Bibliography Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	277
Index Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	303