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<p>The role of archaeology in divisive nationalism, colonial supremacism, and the marginalization of subaltern groups is increasingly evident globally. Such legacies are visible in Sri Lanka, not least in its north and east, where many regard archaeology as either irrelevant or as a weapon directed against them. We outline the genesis of a UK-Sri Lankan project that responds to this situation and focus on a workshop held in Jaffna with University of Jaffna partners that tested the potential for archaeology and heritage to foster affirmation of identity and sense of place in communities recovering from conflict. The initiative, which was composed of collaborative activity not requiring specialist training, brought together people of diverse disciplinary backgrounds to identify and record local sites. While archaeologies of conflict surfaced, the country’s civil war was not the primary focus. The work considered how the material fabric of place and the understanding and memory it evokes are forms of archaeology and heritage, and might be practiced for social good.</p>

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Localizing Heritage: Archaeologies of the Recent Past in Postwar Jaffna, Sri Lanka

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    2026年7月7日

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  • Gill Juleff,
  • Thamotharampillai Sanathanan,
  • Ruth Young,
  • John P. Cooper,
  • Emma Dwyer,
  • Adrián Oyaneder

摘要

The role of archaeology in divisive nationalism, colonial supremacism, and the marginalization of subaltern groups is increasingly evident globally. Such legacies are visible in Sri Lanka, not least in its north and east, where many regard archaeology as either irrelevant or as a weapon directed against them. We outline the genesis of a UK-Sri Lankan project that responds to this situation and focus on a workshop held in Jaffna with University of Jaffna partners that tested the potential for archaeology and heritage to foster affirmation of identity and sense of place in communities recovering from conflict. The initiative, which was composed of collaborative activity not requiring specialist training, brought together people of diverse disciplinary backgrounds to identify and record local sites. While archaeologies of conflict surfaced, the country’s civil war was not the primary focus. The work considered how the material fabric of place and the understanding and memory it evokes are forms of archaeology and heritage, and might be practiced for social good.