Contemporary archaeology in conflict zones: The materiality of violence and the transformation of the urban space in Temuco, Chile during the social outburst

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationJOURNAL OF MATERIAL CULTURE,Vol.,,2022
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.1177/13591835221074167
datacite.creatorLindskoug
datacite.creatorHenrik B. Martinez
datacite.creatorWladimir
datacite.date2022
datacite.subject.englishanthropology
datacite.subject.englishsocial movement
datacite.subject.englishstate oppression
datacite.subject.englishpolice violence
datacite.subject.englishresistance
datacite.titleContemporary archaeology in conflict zones: The materiality of violence and the transformation of the urban space in Temuco, Chile during the social outburst
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-01T16:05:37Z
dc.date.available2022-03-01T16:05:37Z
dc.description.abstractWe have, during the Latin American spring, studied the material traces of state oppression and social movements in Temuco, Chile, and the transformation of the urban landscape with archaeological surveys. Our results demonstrate alterations in the urban landscape related to both police presence and protesters. Large amounts of teargas-projectiles and rubber bullets indicate strong police presence and repression of different social movements. We have also identified protection and resistance modes in the form of shields, paint bombs, and protective masks, often associated with graffiti's, barricades, and other alterations of the public space. Material vestiges combined with interviews have shown how state institutions have tried to cover up the traces of violence. We argue that archaeology can play a central role in this process and in recording the materiality of these events with the aim to hand over the information to human right associations to prevent state oppression.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/4514
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
dc.sourceJOURNAL OF MATERIAL CULTURE
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