Arkeologi här och nu
Archaeology here and now
Author
Editor
- Agneta Åkerlund
Summary, in English
This article discusses the role of archaeology in our society as well as the epistemological outlook within archaeology. In order to illustrate the relevance of archaeology in our own age three topics are formulated - landscape archaeology, the long-term perspectives of archaeology and the norms and values of our particular system. It is underlines that archaeologists are interpreters of fragments from the past. We have to turn the problems over, call into question and ask new questions about the past and our interpretative starting points, not accepting the stereotype images of the savages in the Stone Age, the sophisticated chiefs in the Bronze Age or the robbers in the Viking Age. There are also good reasons for arguing against the nationalistic use of the past and for presenting instead a picture of diversity in the past.
Department/s
Publishing year
2004
Language
Swedish
Publication/Series
Kulturell mångfald i Södermanland, del 2
Full text
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Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Länsstyrelsen i Södermanland
Topic
- Archaeology
Keywords
- ethics
- role of archaeology
- stereotypes
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 91-88044-15-7