A comparative analysis of Community Archaeology based on two excavations in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula: local community involvement and social context
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This article presents the different socialisation methods of the excavation of two archaeological sites: the “Pago de Jarafí” (Lanteira, Granada), and “Mojácar la Vieja” (Mojácar, Almería). The projects involved the excavation of medieval Islamic settlements between 2014 and 2018 in two different social, economic and cultural contexts. The first, Lanteira, is a rural area of the Province of Granada that suffers from depopulation and ageing and a primary sector in economic crisis. The second, Mojácar, along the coast, has experienced a boom of tourism and the arrival of many foreign residents since the 1960s. This study analyses the methods and techniques to communicate and involve the local population during the entire archaeological excavation process and how these methods were adapted to each social reality. The research goes further to explore the link of the two local communities with their sites since the outset of the archaeological research and how they changed during the course of the excavation following application of a Community Archaeology.
In questo articolo presenteremo le diverse metodologie che abbiamo applicato per la socializzazione di due siti archeologici durante il nostro intervento: il “Pago de Jarafí” (Lanteira, Granada) e “Mojácar la Vieja” (Mojácar, Almería). I progetti sono stati condotti tra gli anni 2014 e 2018 in insediamenti islamici medievali, in due diversi contesti sociali, economici e culturali. Il primo, Lanteira, si trova in una zona rurale della provincia di Granada che soffre di un problema di spopolamento e invecchiamento e con un’economia in crisi basata sul settore primario. Il secondo, Mojácar, in una zona costiera con un grande sviluppo del settore turistico e con un elevato numero di residenti stranieri dagli anni ’60 del XX secolo. Il lavoro analizza le metodologie e le tecniche per comunicare e coinvolgere la popolazione locale durante l’intero processo di scavo archeologico e come queste metodologie si siano adattate alla realtà sociale di entrambi i comuni. Esporremo il legame che queste comunità locali hanno avuto con i relativi siti fin dall’inizio della ricerca archeologica e come tale legame sia cambiato durante lo scavo a seguito dello sviluppo di un’archeologia pubblica e comunitaria.
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