Why Indigenous Archaeology should not be filtered through nationalist discourse

Why Indigenous Archaeology should not be filtered through nationalist discourse

A trowel (/ˈtraʊ.əl/), in the hands of an archaeologist, is like a trusty sidekick – a tiny, yet mighty, instrument that uncovers ancient secrets, one well-placed scoop at a time. It’s the Sherlock Holmes of the excavation site, revealing clues about the past with every delicate swipe. Indigenous Archaeology, as elaborated by Sonia Atalay (a Native American archaeologist and professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst), …