The Archaeology of Prehistoric Japan
Despite its unique ideological pathway and sizeable community, the socio-political context of archaeology in Russia and the former Soviet world remains relatively unexplored. Post-Soviet Heritages provides an analysis of the socio-political enmeshment of archaeology and heritage in Russia’s resource colony: Siberia. Exploring indigenous communities, minority groups, governance models and the political and cultural use of cultural heritage this book fills a large gap in our understanding of Russian archaeology and heritage.

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The Archaeology of Prehistoric Japan
Despite its unique ideological pathway and sizeable community, the socio-political context of archaeology in Russia and the former Soviet world remains relatively unexplored. Post-Soviet Heritages provides an analysis of the socio-political enmeshment of archaeology and heritage in Russia’s resource colony: Siberia. Exploring indigenous communities, minority groups, governance models and the political and cultural use of cultural heritage this book fills a large gap in our understanding of Russian archaeology and heritage.

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Despite its unique ideological pathway and sizeable community, the socio-political context of archaeology in Russia and the former Soviet world remains relatively unexplored. Post-Soviet Heritages provides an analysis of the socio-political enmeshment of archaeology and heritage in Russia’s resource colony: Siberia. Exploring indigenous communities, minority groups, governance models and the political and cultural use of cultural heritage this book fills a large gap in our understanding of Russian archaeology and heritage.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781138023666
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/18/2026
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Mapping the terrain 1. Archaeology and Society: Making history, narrating place and imagining communities 2. Post-Socialist Society: Dealing with uncertainty and pluralism in a one-dimensional symbolic space 3. Indigenous Activism on the Ruins of an Ethno-National Panopticon 4. The Homo Archaeologicus: Applied science, scientific government and positivist orthodoxies 5. Snow Leopards and Frozen Grave Mounds: International recognition, NGO’s and non-Russian excavation teams 6. Trading Heritage in the Resource Colony: Safeguarding concessions, mending fences and repatriation 7. ‘I want a man like Putin’: Transcending memories and transnational citizenship in Russia 2.0 8. Archaeology, Heritage and Society: Challenging orthodoxies and negotiating heterodoxy Conclusion

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