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Social Archaeology in Latin America: An Appreciation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Thomas C. Patterson
Thomas C. Patterson*
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Department of Anthropology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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Abstract

This paper examines the historical development and theoretical underpinnings of the connections established between archaeology and Marxist social thought in Latin America. This dialogue began before the Russian Revolution and persists to the present day in the form of Latin American social archaeology.

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Resumen

Este artículo examina el desarrollo histórico y logros teóricos de las conecciones establecidas entre la arqueología y el pensamiento social marxista en América Latina. Este diálogo empezó antes de la Revolución Rusa y aún persiste, tomando forma en la arqueología social latinoamericana.

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American Antiquity , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , July 1994 , pp. 531 - 537
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1994

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