Mul Meyaj Tía U Betá Jump’el Kaj: Working Together to Build a Community in Puuc Archaeology
Mul Meyaj Tía U Betá Jump’el Kaj: Working Together to Build a Community in Puuc Archaeology
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Mul Meyaj Tía U Betá Jump’el Kaj：共同努力建立 Puuc 考古学社区
DOI：
10.3390/heritage3020021
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发表时间：
2020
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影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Manuel Chi Nah
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作者：
Kenneth E. Seligson;Manuel Chi Nah
本文探讨了考古学家在试图让更广泛的当地利益相关者参与文化遗产研究时所面临的具体挑战。我们结合联合收割机我们的观点，作为一个美国的考古学家和当地社区成员在讨论促进更公平的研究合作在北方玛雅低地的Puuc地区的实际方法。论文的格式包括对话、叙述和分析的混合。首先，我们评估参与社会互动的重要性以外的实地考察设置和研究的局限性，全覆盖的社区参与。接下来，我们将讨论阻碍当地对文化遗产研究产生更大兴趣的结构性障碍。我们评估了语言教育和数字保护计划的潜力，以鼓励更广泛地参与知识生产。最后，我们强调了考古研究项目的就业作为影响当地参与遗产相关活动的关键因素的重要性。除非尤卡坦州的社会经济立即发生结构性变化，否则促进当地参与文化遗产项目的最重要方式是考古学家和社区成员共同努力，争取为更可持续的就业机会提供资金。
This paper explores specific challenges that archaeologists face when attempting to involve a broader community of local stakeholders in cultural heritage research. We combine our perspectives as a US-based archaeologist and a local community member in a discussion of practical approaches for promoting more equitable research collaborations in the Puuc region of the northern Maya lowlands. The format of the paper includes a blend of dialogue, narrative, and analysis. First, we evaluate the importance of engaging in social interactions outside of the fieldwork setting and examine the limitations to full-coverage community participation. Next, we discuss the structural barriers discouraging greater local interest in cultural heritage research. We assess the potential of linguistic education and digital conservation programs for encouraging broader-scale engagement with knowledge production. Finally, we highlight the importance of employment by archaeological research projects as the critical factor influencing local participation in heritage-related activities. Barring immediate structural changes to the socio-economy of the Yucatán, the most significant way to promote local involvement in cultural heritage projects is for archaeologists and community members to work together to try to secure funding for more sustainable employment opportunities.