An Archaeology of Eurocentrism

The role of Europe and Europeans in the archaeology of post-1500 history has recently been critiqued. Some research has been pejoratively labeled Eurocentrism. This paper addresses the problems with adopting an emotional understanding of Eurocentrism and argues instead for its archaeological examina...

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Published inAmerican antiquity Vol. 77; no. 4; p. 737
Main Author Orser, Charles E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Cambridge University Press 01.10.2012
Subjects
Archaeological evidence
Archaeology
Dutch language
Emotions
European history
Land settlement
Language history
Albany New York
Europe
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Summary:The role of Europe and Europeans in the archaeology of post-1500 history has recently been critiqued. Some research has been pejoratively labeled Eurocentrism. This paper addresses the problems with adopting an emotional understanding of Eurocentrism and argues instead for its archaeological examination within the framework of an explicit multiscalar modern- world (historical) archaeology. An example comes from seventeenth-century Dutch settlements located in and around present-day Albany, New York. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0002-7316
2325-5064
DOI:10.7183/0002-7316.77.4.737