ANTH 9 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Cultural Appropriation, Ancient Greek, Cultural Landscape
16 Jul 2020
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*is it okay to have human remains on display (mummies) Elgin is the reason why many of the marbles are changed and vandalized. Greece wants their marbles back and british doesn"t want to give them back the marbles act as a symbol of the win over the persian empire (sign of nationalism) The only way to know who owns the past is to know what the past is. Look behind, look for culture and identity. Public archaeology- move of archaeology outside of the academic system (1970s) Misconceptions: work in foreign countries;focused on finding treasure and lost cities . Truth: 90% do not work in foreign countries work in homeland; focused on producing local histories that are important to surrounding communities. *vast majority of job growth in private firms crm* Reforming the american identity after civil war. Finding a deep past in the americas. Na were disappearing & history was being lost tribes moved west (trail of tears); population declined.
