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Archaeology and Society in the 21st Century: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Case Studies

Power and Memory in Latin America: The Uses of the Pre-Columbian Past

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Silverblatt, I
2001

This essay, published in the proceedings of an international conference on archaeology and memory in light of the publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls, explores how conceptions of the pre-Columbian past have been used to support political agendas. It includes a critique of von Daniken’s theory of the extraterrestrial origins of pre- Columbian sites, Mexican revolutionary ideology, and Indianist movements in Peru.

Duke Scholars

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2001

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21 / 32

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The Dorot Foundation
 

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Silverblatt, I. (2001). Power and Memory in Latin America: The Uses of the Pre-Columbian Past. In N. A. Silberman & E. S. Frerichs (Eds.), Archaeology and Society in the 21st Century: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Case Studies (pp. 21–32). Jerusalem: The Dorot Foundation.
Silverblatt, I. “Power and Memory in Latin America: The Uses of the Pre-Columbian Past.” In Archaeology and Society in the 21st Century: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Case Studies, edited by N. A. Silberman and E. S. Frerichs, 21–32. Jerusalem: The Dorot Foundation, 2001.
Silverblatt I. Power and Memory in Latin America: The Uses of the Pre-Columbian Past. In: Silberman NA, Frerichs ES, editors. Archaeology and Society in the 21st Century: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Case Studies. Jerusalem: The Dorot Foundation; 2001. p. 21–32.
Silverblatt, I. “Power and Memory in Latin America: The Uses of the Pre-Columbian Past.” Archaeology and Society in the 21st Century: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Case Studies, edited by N. A. Silberman and E. S. Frerichs, The Dorot Foundation, 2001, pp. 21–32.
Silverblatt I. Power and Memory in Latin America: The Uses of the Pre-Columbian Past. In: Silberman NA, Frerichs ES, editors. Archaeology and Society in the 21st Century: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Case Studies. Jerusalem: The Dorot Foundation; 2001. p. 21–32.

Publication Date

2001

Start / End Page

21 / 32

Publisher

The Dorot Foundation