Who invented the bronze drum? Nationalism, politics, and a Sino-Vietnamese archaeological debate of the 1970s and 1980s.

From: Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and thePacific | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

EVER SINCE THE BIRTH OF MODERN ARCHAEOLOGY in the nineteenth century, nationalism and politics have been important factors in its development, and as such, archaeologists in various parts of the world have been actively involved in the construction of ethnic and/or national origins and identities, the corroboration of national myths, the disputes over territories and cultural inventions, and so on (Diaz-Andreu and Champion 1996; Hudson 1999; Kohl and Fawcett 1995; Meskell 1998; Pai 2000; Silberman 1989; Trigger 1984). Although it is difficult to find a single country in which ...

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