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Archaeology and Created Memory: Public History in a National Park

By Paul A. Shackel (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2002
ISBN
978-0-306-46177-4, 978-0-306-47173-5, 0-306-47173-6, 0-306-46177-3
DOI
10.1007/b110498
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5013604 bytes)
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Edition
1
Pages
194\206
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Archaeology; Anthropology; History

Description

Archaeology can either bolster memory and tradition, or contradict the status quo and provide an alternative view of the past. An archaeology of Harpers Ferry's wartime and Victorian eras confronts time-honored historical interpretations of the past (created and perpetuated by such interest groups as historians and the National Park Service) and in so doing allows us to be more inclusive of the town's forgotten histories and provides alternative voices to a past.

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