EAZ 60 (1): New publication announcement
Archaeology, Heritage and the Limits of Discourse on Gaza
by Raphael Greenberg, Susan Pollock and Reinhard Bernbeck
DOI: 10.54799/EEJH4127
Highlights:
The authors discuss how heritage in Israeli-Palestinian context is politicized and classified along ethnic and religious lines. Such framing, in turn, transforms heritage into a tool of exclusion and territorial claims.
A future of shared heritage, where archaeological remains belong to the place, not to one national group, requires major shifts in power and policy.
The “weaponization of the past” happens not only by states but also through archaeologists’ inaction. Archaeology is inherently political, whether archaeologists acknowledge it or not. Ethical practice requires recognizing this and acting accordingly.
