Archaeology and the (De)Construction of National and Supra-National Polities

Issue 27.2, November 2012

 

 

Table of Contents


Theme Editors: Russell Ó Ríagáin and Cătălin Nicolae Popa


Introduction
Russell Ó Ríagáin and Cătălin Nicolae Popa


Building Nations in the XXI Century. Celticism, Nationalism and Archaeology in Northern Spain: The Case of Asturias and Leon
Carlos Marín Suárez, David González Álvarez and Pablo Alonso González


Lebor Gabala Erenn: The Use and Appropriation of an Irish Origin Legend in Identity Construction at Home and Abroad
Clíodhna Ní Lionáin


Archaeology and Nationalism in Europe: Two Case Studies from the Northwest and Southeast of Europe
Cătălin Nicolae Popa and Russell Ó Ríagáin


Who are the Illyrians? The Use and Abuse of Archaeology in the Construction of National and Trans-National Identities in the Southwestern Balkans
Maja Gori


Deconstructing Myths, Constructing History. Dutch National Identity: Formulation and Evolution of the Batavian Myth
Sergio Gonzalez Sanchez


Contemporary Polities and Archaeology of Ethnicity in the Baltic Countries: Paradigms of History Writing, State Politics and Personalities in the Tradition of Archaeological Research
Ester Oras


The Metamorphosis of the Minaret of Djām—from Ghūrid ‘Victory Tower’ to Symbol of the New Afghanistan and Global Cultural Property
David C. Thomas


Identity Establishing Heritage Sites? Memory, Remembrance and Commemoration at Monuments and Memorials
Claudia Theune


Commentary: Archaeology and the (De)Construction of Bosnian Identity
Danijel Dzino


Commentary: Excavating Nationalism in Archaeology
Seán L’Estrange



Book Reviews
Edited by Katie Hall

The Death of Archaeological Theory? edited by John Bintliff and Mark Pearce
—Reviewed by Frederick WF Foulds
A Companion to Forensic Anthropology edited by Dennis Dirkmaat
—Reviewed by Rosalind Wallduck
An Archaeology of Interaction. Network Perspectives on Material Culture and Society by Carl Knappett
—Reviewed by Astrid Van Oyen
Biomolecular Archaeology: An Introduction by Terry Brown and Keri Brown
—Reviewed by Emma Lightfoot
The Ritual Killing and Burial of Animals: European Perspectives by Aleksander Pluskowski
—Reviewed by Aikaterini-Iliana Rassia
Changing Pictures: Rock Art Traditions and Vision in Northern Europe by Joakim Goldhahn, Ingrid Fuglestvedt and Andrew Jones
—Reviewed by Mark Sapwell
The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia, 10,000 – 323 B.C.E. edited by Sharon R. Steadman and Gregory McMahon
—Reviewed by Catherine Longford
Space and Sculpture in the Classic Maya City by Alexander Parmington
—Reviewed by Georgia Marina Andreou