Better Labor Practices Could Improve Archaeological Output


Erin Webb

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  • By : Erin Webb
Abstract
Archaeological excavation has, historically, operated in a very hierarchical structure, according to archaeologist. The history of the enterprise is deeply entangled with Western colonial and imperial pursuits, she says. Excavations have been, and often still are, led by foreigners from the West, while dependent on the labor of scores of people from the local community to perform the manual labor of the dig.
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archaeological excavation historically hierarchical archaeologist history enterprise Western foreigners pursuits people local manual labor dig
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