Redefining the Archaeological "Site:" Landscapes of Japanese American Incarceration

Summary

The archaeology of Japanese and Japanese American interment has burgeoned in recent years, developing in large part out of research conducted by the National Park Service, and, to a more limited extent, cultural resource management firms and archaeologists working within the context of academia. This paper places these previously conducted research projects in dialogue by looking at the challenges inherent in conducting research on both demographically large and small internment camps. In particular, it will focus on the challenge of reconstructing context, provenience information, and consumption and depositional practices within internment camps. Despite these limitations, this presentation seeks to offer methodological ways forward for the nascent, yet growing field of the archaeology of Japanese American incarceration.

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• Society for Historical Archaeology 2015   •
• Applied Contemporary Archaeology

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