Archaeology and the Contemporary Myths of the Past

Author： Slapšak Bozidar  

Publisher： Maney Publishing

ISSN： 0965-7665

Source： Journal of European Archaeology, Vol.1, Iss.2, 1993-0, pp. : 191-195

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Abstract

Changes in the interpretation of the past have followed the collapse of the rule of the communist parties in Eastern Europe. The paper particularly charts the rise of nationalism in south-eastem Europe and its academic use by different political groups, and concludes that post-modernists' advocation of a critical socia-political role for archaeology and their hopes for them are unrealistic when faced with powerful, aggressive political forces.

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