Living with Huacas: Reflecting on Community Relationships with the Archaeological site of Tumshukaiko

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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Oral History, Coloniality, and Community Collaboration in Latin America" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Archaeological sites are dynamic spaces that continue to be modified and transformed from their initial construction through the present by their contemporary environments and communities who engage with them. As such, these sites possess a significance that transcends archaeological interpretations of the past and can be understood as places that exist as part of present community relationships, issues, and interactions. One example is Tumshukaiko near Caraz, Peru where community relationships with the site have highlighted congruent and conflicting agendas between the local government officials, community members, and archaeological researchers. By engaging narratives of community interactions and observing local relationships with the site, insight is gained into contemporary and recent historical transformations, local interpretations, processes of heritage construction, and issues concerning the protection and preservation of the site. Ultimately, such insight may serve to identify community issues as the basis for collaboration and reinforce understandings of community identity with the site.

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• Oral History, Coloniality, and Community Collaboration in Latin America   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2021

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