0415318327.Routledge.Archaeological.Theory.and.the.Politics.of.Culture.Heritage.Sep.2004.pdf

ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORY AND

THE POLITICS OF CULTURAL

HERITAGE

Archaeology is meant to be an impartial science, concerned with seeking the

truth about the past for the benefit of all humankind. But as the practices and

values of archaeology have been enshrined in cultural resource management, they

have also gradually become entwined with the apparatus of state power and control,

and bound up in bitter political conflicts with Indigenous communities.

Laurajane Smith’s controversial new book dissects the nature and consequences

of this clash of cultures. Her lucid appraisals of key debates such as NAGPRA,

Kennewick and the repatriation of Tasmanian artefacts show how Indigenous

communities in the US and Australia have confronted the pre-eminence of

archaeological theory and discourse, and how this has challenged traditional

archaeological thought and practice.

This is a much-needed survey of how relationships between Indigenous peoples

and the archaeological establishment have got into difficulties, and a pointer

towards how things could move forward. It will be essential reading for those

concerned with developing a just and equal dialogue with Indigenous peoples

about the role of archaeology in the research and management of their heritage.

Laurajane Smith is Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Studies and Archaeology at the

University of York, UK. She previously taught Indigenous Studies at the University

of New South Wales, Sydney and worked as a cultural heritage consultant for

many years.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL

THEORY AND THE

POLITICS OF

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Laurajane Smith

First published 2004

by Routledge

2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RN

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Routledge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.

utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now

known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in

any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing

from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Smith, Laurajane.

Archaeological theory and the politics of cultural heritage / Laurajane Smith.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Archaeology and state. 2. Archaeology–Political aspects. 3. Aboriginal

Australians–Antiquities. 4. Indians of North America–Antiquities.

5. Australia–Cultural policy. 6. United States–Cultural policy. I. Title.

CC135.S58 2004

930.1–dc22

ISBN 0-203-30799-2 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0–415–31832–7 (hbk)

ISBN 0–415–31833–5 (pbk)

2004002064

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