The Archaeology of Space and Place in the West

Download or read book The Archaeology of Space and Place in the West written by Emily Dale and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book focuses on space and placemaking in the American West by historic communities and uses archaeological case studies for this evaluation. Archaeological narratives are often investigated and told through a specific cultural lens, and in the West, these are often a Euro-American lens. This project looks at historic sites from marginalized communities and attempts to investigate them without this preconceived dominant narrative. It points to the need to incorporate these narratives and recognize this is a different process for any community or culture in a specific geographical location"--