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Archaeologists Colonizing Canada: The Effects of Unquestioned Categories

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Author	Beaudoin, Matthew A.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	The labelling and categorization of archaeological sites have consequences for the interpretation and subsequent research completed. As such, we as archaeologists must always be vigilant regarding the unintended consequences of labels we attach, or choose to omit, from official site information. These problems become compounded when governmental control codifies existing archaeological conventions and renders them rigid and difficult to change. Using the current archaeological registration database information for Brant County, Ontario, Canada, this paper demonstrates how imaginary pasts are created through archaeological convention and governmental codification and the consequences of these uncontested actions.L’étiquetage et la catégorisation des sites archéologiques ont des conséquences sur l’interprétation et les recherches subséquemment menées. En notre qualité d’archéologues, nous devons ainsi toujours faire preuve de vigilance face aux conséquences imprévues des étiquettes que nous apposons aux renseignements officiels de site, ou que nous choisissons d’omettre. Ces problèmes s’amplifient lorsque les contrôles gouvernementaux codifient les conventions archéologiques existantes, les rendant ainsi rigides et difficilement modifiables. En utilisant la base de données d’enregistrement archéologique de Brant County (Ontario) au Canada, cet article décrit comment les conventions archéologiques et la codification gouvernementale créent des passés imaginaires, ainsi que les conséquences de ces mesures incontestées.El etiquetado y categorización de los emplazamientos arqueológicos tiene consecuencias para la interpretación y subsiguiente investigación completada. Así, como arqueólogos siempre debemos estar vigilantes con respecto a las inesperadas consecuencias de las etiquetas que ponemos, o escogemos omitir, de la información oficial del emplazamiento. Estos problemas se ven agravados cuando el control gubernamental codifica las convenciones arqueológicas existentes y las vuelve rígidas y difíciles de cambiar. Mediante el uso de información actual de la base de datos de registros arqueológicos para el Condado de Brant, Ontario (Canadá), el presente documento demuestra cómo se crean pasados imaginarios mediante la convención arqueológica y la codificación gubernamental y las consecuencias de estas acciones no cuestionadas.
Starting Page	7
Ending Page	37
Page Count	31
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15558622
Journal	Archaeologies
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	19353987
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-04-06
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Colonialism Archaeological taxonomy Governmentality Ontario Archaeology Anthropology Cultural Heritage
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Archeology (arts and humanities)

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