Final Concepts

Question 1

Identity (Mann)

Answer 1

o Imagery
o Texts
o Material artifacts and Ecofacts from burials
o Problems approaching identity
-No material, how do we get identities?
Interpret identities?
-Are our perceptions the same?
-What is more important cultural or individual identity?

Question 2

Power (Mann)

Answer 2

The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events
Archaeological sources
- material
- monuments
-burial contexts
-imagery
-texts
Manns Four sources of power
1. economic
2. military
3. ideological
4. political

Question 3

Social Organization (Service)

Answer 3

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Question 4

Collapse and Decline

Answer 4

end of culture or state
transition
Decrease in sociopolitical complexity
Often multiple causes

Question 5

Nationalism

Answer 5

Patriotism is not the same
Sense of solidarity of states from a collective group of citizens.
Nationalism uses archaeological evidence to enhance national pride or superiority
Cultural ties to the past

Question 6

Tourism

Answer 6

1 in 12 jobs
cultural heritage tourism is one of the fastest growing sector of tourism today
there were over 1 billion international tourists in 2013
Cons
commoditization
standardization of culture
loss of authenticity
adaptation to tourist demands
can create crime centers
tourists might act in an offensive manner to local people
economic inequality, copying effect
Positive
job creation
reaffirm identity
income redistribution
can improve local infrastructure
increases global cultural understanding
may increase funding for preservation

Question 7

Psuedoarchaeology

Answer 7

ake and fictional
eg. Aliens helped build stonehenge
They get a lot of attention, rhetorical techniques and rely on social assumption of readers in order to persuade, manipulate, and even to deceive.
Giorgio tsoukalos and mentor Eric Von Daniken
Theories rejected by scientists and archaeologists
Aliens History channel
Ancient astronaut
Chariots of the Gods 1968