Book contents
- Archaeology, Nation, and Race
- Reviews
- Archaeology, Nation, and Race
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Colonial Origins of National Archaeologies
- Chapter 3 Archaeology in the Crypto-Colony
- Chapter 4 Archaeology as Purification
- Chapter 5 Whitening Greece and Israel
- Chapter 6 Decolonizing Our Imagination
- Chapter 7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Chapter 5 - Whitening Greece and Israel
Nation, Race, and Archaeogenetics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 March 2022
- Archaeology, Nation, and Race
- Reviews
- Archaeology, Nation, and Race
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Colonial Origins of National Archaeologies
- Chapter 3 Archaeology in the Crypto-Colony
- Chapter 4 Archaeology as Purification
- Chapter 5 Whitening Greece and Israel
- Chapter 6 Decolonizing Our Imagination
- Chapter 7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
We explore the inherently racialized premises of colonial–national modernity and of imperial and national archaeologies, juxtaposing them with the contradictions and fluidity inherent in “Greek” and “Israeli” identities. This is followed by a brief critique of the reductionist, and often self-serving, roll-out of ancient DNA studies and of their political co-optation.
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- Archaeology, Nation, and RaceConfronting the Past, Decolonizing the Future in Greece and Israel, pp. 109 - 150Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022