Towards a dialogical archaeology: An Andean perspective on hermeneutics, interpretation and political praxis

VAQUER, JOSÉ MARÍA; PEY, LAURA

ANTIQUITY

Cambridge University Press

Año: 2022 vol. 96 p. 179 - 193

0003-598X

Taking a geopolitical perspective centred in the Argentinian Andes, the authors propose a hermeneutical view of dialogical archaeology. The application of this theoretical and methodological approach to the example of the archaeological site of Huayatayoc (Puna de Jujuy, Argentina) enables an interpretation of the site as a complex woven fabric of diachronic local and scientific practices and narratives. The authors´ work at Huayatayoc provides an example of the potential of this approach for the development of a critical Latin American archaeology, which seeks to acknowledge the multiple interests and narratives of researchers and local communities in dialogue.