An Archaeology of the Margins: Colonialism, Amazighity and Heritage Management in the Canary Islands

• Main Author: Rosa, Farrujia de la
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: Cultural property; Protection; Canary Islands; Excavations; 930.1
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/75245
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

This book analyses the problematics of archaeological heritage management in the Canary Islands, which are echoed in other parts of the world where the indigenous heritage is under-represented. The present-day management of Canarian archaeological heritage has a very specific and unusual context given that the archipelago is located on the fringes of Europe, belonging to Spain and therefore to the European Unión, but geographically and in terms of early history being part of Africa. From a theoretical perspective, then, the proposed book analyzes issues such as the effects of colonialism and eurocentrism on the management of the archaeological heritage. It also examines the evolutionist and historico-cultural models used to analyze past societies and, ultimately, used to create identities that influence archaeological heritage management itself.From a practical point of view, the book presents a proposal for enhancing the archaeological heritage of the Canary Islands through the creation of archaeological parks (providing some concrete examples in the case of the city of La Laguna) and the active involvement of the local community,...