What are Victor A. Shnirel’man main observations in “Nationalism and Archaeology,” Anthropology & Archaeology of Eurasia 52 (2013): 13-32? What do you find the most convincing examples he studies, and why?Should archaeologists play a role in nation-building in emerging nations today? More broadly, what are the issues involved in the ethical conduct of professional archaeologists with respect to “forming identities”? This topic is explored by Victor A. Shnirel’man, “Nationalism and Archaeology,” Anthropology & Archaeology of Eurasia 52 (2013): 13-32, in a wide-ranging article treating different examples. What are his main observations? What do you find the most convincing examples he studies, and why?
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