Indigenous knowledge and historic city formation in Africa: Learning from the past

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-89
Author(s):  
Godfrey Anyumba ◽  
Mziwoxolo Sirayi
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
City Formation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historic City

scholarly journals Sequência estratigráfica e materiais cerâmicos do sítio da Póvoa do Mileu (Guarda, Portugal) = Stratigraphic sequence and ceramic materials of the settlement of Póvoa do Mileu (Guarda, Portugal)

2020 ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Vitor Manuel Fernandes Pereira ◽  
Tiago Pinheiro Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Local Production ◽  
Stratigraphic Sequence ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historic City ◽  
Railroad Station

<p>Accidentalmente descubierto en 1951, durante la construcción de la carretera de enlace entre la ciudad histórica y la estación de ferrocarril, el yacimiento arqueológico de Mileu se convirtió rápidamente en uno de los yacimientos arqueológicos más emblemáticos de la Beira Interior. En este artículo, tenemos la intención de presentar<br />los resultados de la investigación que hemos desarrollado en el sitio en los últimos 15 años, destacando el análisis del material cerámico como elemento de datación de las diferentes fases de ocupación de Mileu. Su análisis confirma una secuencia ocupacional desde la primera mitad del siglo I A.D hasta los siglos XII / XIII. Los materiales romanos analizados son principalmente de importación, permitiendo no solo una datación de contextos, sino también comprender su origen, el contexto de su uso o cuestiones relacionadas con las rutas comerciales dentro del Imperio Romano y el cruce del territorio de la Beira Interior. En cuanto a los materiales medievales, de producción local, muestran la continuación de la ocupación del yacimiento en épocas pos-romana</p><p>Accidentally discovered in 1951, during the construction of the link road between the historic city and the railroad station, the archaeological site of Mileu quickly became one of the most emblematic archaeological sites of Beira Interior. In this article we plan to present the results of research that we have developed on the site over the past<br />15 years, highlighting the analysis of the ceramic material while dating element of the different occupation phases of Mileu. Their analysis confirms an occupational sequence from the first half of the century A.D. to the XII / XIII centuries. The analyzed Roman materials are primarily imported, allowing not only a dating of contexts, but also how to understand their origin, the context of its use, or issues related to the trade routes within the Roman Empire and crossing the territory of Beira Interior. As for the medieval materials, local production, show the continuation of the occupation site in post-Roman times</p>

Archaeologies of Listening Beginning Thoughts

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Peter R. Schmidt ◽  
Alice B. Kehoe
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Archaeological Record ◽  
The Past ◽  
Epistemic Humility ◽  
New Archaeology

This chapter introduces the foundational principles of Archaeologies of Listening. It takes the reader back to the genesis of anthropological method as well as the debates that have influenced attitudes toward indigenous knowledge and oral traditions over the last century. It critically examines the failure of “New Archaeology” to employ anthropological methods and proposes a complementary practice that does not eschew science but advocates a broader practice incorporating empirical evidence from those with deep experience with material cultures and landscapes. This chapter brings into focus how a richer interpretative posture occurs when we open our practice to the knowledge of others by employing the principles of apprenticeship and patience when working with communities. By putting into action the principle of epistemic humility, alternative views of the past open as do alternative ontologies that structure how the archaeological record is formed and heritage is performed.

Critical Reflections on Selected Local Narratives of Contextual South African Indigenous Knowledge

2017 ◽  
pp. 310-331
Author(s):  
Mogomme Alpheus Masoga
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
South African ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local People ◽  
The South ◽  
Community Knowledge ◽  
The Past ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Local Narratives ◽  
Contextual Dimension

Every humanity has some form of indigeneity – whether conscious or unconscious. It behooves all humanity to redefine and reflect on its indigenous roots. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) has been termed in different ways. These include traditional, cultural, local, community knowledge, etc. All these are interlinked and imply that IK is a body of “knowledge” owned by local people in their specific communities and passed on from generation to generation. Therefore, IK is that knowledge which is known to a group of people or is embedded in a community. It could be rural or urban. The chapter aims to present and reflect on selected local narratives to construct a context. This chapter argues for the ‘contextual' dimension when looking at IK. For the past eighteen years the researcher has worked with a number of practitioners and knowledge holders whose experience has shaped his understanding of the South African IK dialogues, debates, research and studies. The approach adopted for this study is a reflexive one.

scholarly journals براہوئی متل آتا راجی و لسانی اہمیت

Al-Burz ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
Muhammad Akram Rakhshani ◽  
Muhammad Yousaf Mengal
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The People ◽  
Nomadic Life ◽  
Social Importance ◽  
Simple Life

This research article guides the readers about indigenous knowledge of our forefathers. Though they used to pass very simple life but the creativity, power of understanding, ethical values shows their greatness. Every literature begins with folk tendency. In nomadic life people used the folk proverbs, riddles, sayings as tool of refreshment. Or the people called them mental satisfaction game. This article shows that Bráhuí proverbs has it’s linguistically and social importance in its society. These were the indigenous knowledge of the past. People were conveyed their messages with the help of proverbs and quotations.

Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (S1) ◽  
pp. 34-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Kavelin
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Academic Capitalism ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
Law And Policy

AbstractThis paper will explore the role of universities as one of the most important gatekeepers that facilitate the appropriation of Indigenous medical knowledge (IMK) from Indigenous communities to transnational pharmaceutical corporations. The first section will deconstruct the “denial of dependency” upon IMK. Using case studies, the critique will demonstrate a complex mystification of Indigenous knowledge and labour, and a de-identification of Indigenous people and nature as the source of the medicines appropriated. The last section will analyse the law and policy context of the past 20 years that is responsible for creating a process of academic capitalism that has strengthened this phenomenon.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
D. Rae Gould ◽  
Stephen A. Mrozowski
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Collaborative Archaeology ◽  
Key Concepts

Chapter 1 discusses the key concepts explored in this book: collaborative archaeology, Indigenous knowledge, and the clear connections between exploring the past and contemporary, living peoples. The chapter examines Nipmuc sites in the Hassanamesit Woods of Massachusetts. The lines of inquiry discussed include documentary research, ethnohistory, oral history and oral tradition, cultural landscapes, and cross-cultural epistemologies. The important connections between academic research and modern political processes for tribes (such as the federal acknowledgement process) are also discussed, as well as the outdated practice in archaeology of creating an artificial divide between “pre-history” and “history.” The decolonizing of archaeology is central to the approach used throughout this book and through the relationships that have developed between the authors over the past few decades.

Critical Reflections on Selected Local Narratives of Contextual South African Indigenous Knowledge

2020 ◽  
pp. 295-316
Author(s):  
Mogomme Alpheus Masoga
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
South African ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local People ◽  
The South ◽  
Community Knowledge ◽  
The Past ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Local Narratives ◽  
Contextual Dimension

Every humanity has some form of indigeneity – whether conscious or unconscious. It behooves all humanity to redefine and reflect on its indigenous roots. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) has been termed in different ways. These include traditional, cultural, local, community knowledge, etc. All these are interlinked and imply that IK is a body of “knowledge” owned by local people in their specific communities and passed on from generation to generation. Therefore, IK is that knowledge which is known to a group of people or is embedded in a community. It could be rural or urban. The chapter aims to present and reflect on selected local narratives to construct a context. This chapter argues for the ‘contextual' dimension when looking at IK. For the past eighteen years the researcher has worked with a number of practitioners and knowledge holders whose experience has shaped his understanding of the South African IK dialogues, debates, research and studies. The approach adopted for this study is a reflexive one.

THEORY IN COLLABORATIVE INDIGENOUS ARCHAEOLOGY: INSIGHTS FROM MOHEGAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig N. Cipolla ◽  
James Quinn ◽  
Jay Levy
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Indigenous Archaeology ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Human Participants ◽  
Knowledge Interests

There is little doubt that Indigenous, collaborative, and community-based archaeologies offer productive means of reshaping the ways in which archaeologists conduct research in North America. Scholarly reporting, however, typically places less emphasis on the ways in which Indigenous and collaborative versions of archaeology influence our interpretations of the past and penetrate archaeology at the level of theory. In this article, we begin to fill this void, critically considering archaeological research and teaching at Mohegan in terms of the deeper impacts that Indigenous knowledge, interests, and sensitivities make via collaborative projects. We frame the collaboration as greater than the sum of its heterogeneous components, including its diverse human participants. From this perspective, the project produces new and valuable orientations toward current theoretical debates in archaeology. We address these themes as they relate to ongoing research and teaching at several eighteenth- and nineteenth-century sites on the Mohegan Reservation in Uncasville, Connecticut.

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