Resumen de Archaeology of Engagement: Indigenous People, Social Memory, and Making History in the Upper Maroni Basin (Northern Amazonia)
Renzo S. Duin, Kilian Toinaike, Tasikale Alupki, Aimawale Opoya
Throughout the past 20 years, Amazonian archaeology conceptualized new perspectives on past tropical forest cultures due to a deepening engagement of archaeologists with local indigenous communities. In a recent article, Tim Murray reviewed the maturing relationship between archaeologists and indigenous people over the past 25 years, wherein he mainly addressed the decolonization of archaeology in Australia, New Zealand, and North America. Examples from South America will enhance Murray�s argument, particularly the ongoing integration of indigenous knowledge and archaeological practices in Amazonia, whereby both knowledge and knowledge production are shared. This article elaborates on deep-historical research, situated along a continuum of participation and collaboration in the Upper Maroni Basin (French Guiana and Suriname, northern Amazonia).
