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Although Community (or Public) Archaeology originated in western countries, it has now spread all over the world. It integrates the archaeological past with living peoples in new and unique ways. It is however, a rather loosely-defined field; to some it means an attitude and a theoretical concept, which is, or should be, valid for archaeology as a whole and for every archaeologist. For others it is a certain practice or sub-field of archaeology, which by now has its own experts – that is, community archaeologists.It is perhaps not surprising that in Israel/Palestine Community Archaeology touches heavily upon the present, perhaps more than upon the past. No archaeology in this region is ‘neutral’ and the living communities are part of the heated, on-going political, social and religious conflicts that have shaped the past, and are shaping this land for over more than a hundred years. The question is whether archaeology, including Community Archaeology, strive to neutrality? Can Community Archaeology free us from the hegemonic position of the archaeologies of nations and states?This is the first volume dedicated to Community Archaeology in Israel/Palestine or the Southern Levant in general. Chapters in the book challenge (in several ways, though not always explicitly) the traditional “Biblical Archaeology” approach to the archaeology of Israel/Palestine. They present their individual concepts and ideas about Community Archaeology in Israel/Palestine, bringing different questions and treating different case studies, and also reaching different though not unrelated conclusions. The volume gives a first, refreshing look of a new archaeology in an old land.
Raz Kletter is Docent for Near Eastern Archaeology at Helsinki University.Liora Kolska Horwitz is a prehistorian and archaeozoologist affiliated with the National Natural History Collections of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Emanuel Pfoh is a researcher at the National Research Council (CONICET), Argentina, and at the Centre of Excellence "Ancient Near Eastern Empires", University of Helsinki, Finland.
Table of ContentsFigures vii-xii1. The Nature and Development of Community Archaeology in Israel/Palestine: An Introduction 1-61, Raz Kletter, Liora Kolska Horwitz2. Sebastia: Promoting Community’s Role in Preserving Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas 62-92, Osama Hamdan, Carla Benelli3. Something Old, Something New: Conducting Community Archaeology at the Wrong Site 93-110, Tawfiq Daʿadli4. Community Archaeology in Israel: Test Cases, Observations – and Questions 111-129, Gideon Sulimani5. A Socialist Critique of Archaeology in Israel: Community and Antiquities as Social Value 130-148, Ianir Milevski6, Community Archaeology before Community Archaeology? Dhahr el-Mazra‘a (Nahariya) and Kfar Bar’am 149-179, Raz Kletter7. Community Archaeology and the Har Michia Rock Art Park in the Negev/al-Naqab 180-221, Joshua Schmidt, Liora Kolska Horwitz8. Archaeological Communities in the Shadow of Dividedness: Impressions from Israeli and Palestinian Scholars 222-239, Dirk Conradie9. “Truth springeth out of the earth” (Psalm 85:12): The Museum Curator and Community Archaeology 240-268, Irit Ziffer10. Archaeology in a Tray: Integrating Students with Autism in Laboratory Research 269-277, Nimrod Marom, Nofar Shamir, Inbal Vortman-Shoham, Marissa Hartston, Roee Shafir, Lee Perry Gal, Bat-Sheva Hadad, Guy Bar-Oz11. Silwan (East Jerusalem): Trying to Breach the Archaeological Siege of a Community under Occupation 278-304, Yonatan Mizrachi12. Toward a Decolonial and Denationalized Public Archaeology 305-308, Raphael Greenberg Chapter 13. An Afterword on History, Archaeology and Heritage in Israel/Palestine 309-316, Emanuel PfohEnd MatterIndex of People 317-324Index of Places 325-330