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2 Arqueología Patria : Mexican Archaeology and the Nation‐Building Process during the Nineteenth Century
Author(s) -
Peniche May Nancy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archeological papers of the american anthropological association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.783
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1551-8248
pISSN - 1551-823X
DOI - 10.1111/apaa.12043
Subject(s) - pride , nationalism , archaeology , state (computer science) , rubric , period (music) , history , professionalization , narrative , excavation , sociology , art , political science , law , social science , politics , literature , aesthetics , pedagogy , algorithm , computer science
It is currently accepted that state‐sponsored archaeological practice in Mexico falls under the rubric of nationalist archaeology. The Mexican state supports archaeological research and displays its results, which include archaeological remains, in order to strengthen a sense of national pride and unity. Traditional narratives have held that this practice began after the Revolution (1910). Nevertheless, the institutionalization and professionalization of archaeology dates back to the period known as the Porfiriato (1879–1911). This chapter describes the process through which archaeology was institutionalized during the Porfiriato and how this nationalist archaeology contributed to constructing a Mexican national identity.