Díaz-Andreu, M. & Fernández, V. 2016. International relations in the history of archaeology (original) (raw)

Behind the discussions leading up to the organisation of the event was the belief that, although from its very beginnings archaeology as a field of study has been greatly exposed to international currents and influences, the global flux of ideas is not sufficiently acknowledged in the histories of archaeology. The aim of the session, therefore, was to focus on international contacts and how, throughout the history of the discipline, they have fostered change, not only in relation to new archaeological theories, but also as regards techniques, methods and practices. Aspects to be discussed were the means by which these new ideas and practices travelled, including international congresses, publications, translations, correspondence, talks given by foreign scholars, and PhD studies abroad. An alternative question speakers were asked to think about was whether it was enough for ideas to move from one country to another, as reception of them could be fostered or, on the contrary, prevented by many circumstances that needed to be considered. A final question under discussion was the movement of ideas under colonial and imperial conditions. PUBLISHED IN:n G. Delley, M. Díaz-Andreu, F. Djindjian, V. Fernández, A. Guidi, and M. A. Kaeser (eds.), History of Archaeology - international perspectives. Proceedings of the sessions organised by the History of Archaeology Scientific Commission at the UISPP meeting held in Burgos in 2014 [In Díaz-Andreu, M. and Fernández, V. (eds.). Part I: International relations in the history of archaeology]: 3-8, Oxford: Archaeopress.