Points of You: Is archaeology becoming a bullshit job?

Q3 Arts and Humanities

AP Arqueologia Publica Pub Date : 2021-03-21 DOI:10.23914/AP.V10I0.292

Jaime Almansa-Sánchez

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Abstract

It was summer, I was searching for new books for my to-read pile and I came across Graeber’s latest work, Bullshit jobs (Graeber 2018). Right after buying it and reading the short essay it started with, I posted a question on Twitter: “Is archaeology a bullshit job?” Instantly, he answered—without even quoting him in the tweet—that it was not because people valued it. I did not want to engage into a debate, but the question stayed in my head, as I was not so convinced. He suddenly died a few days later. The book was next in my pile and I compulsively finished the one I was reading to start with it as soon as possible. Now, with a forum about the future of public archaeology in this celebratory volume, I thought it would be timely to add this opinion piece to celebrate his memory and wake up.

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你的观点:考古学正在变成一份扯淡的工作吗?

那是夏天，我在为我的书堆寻找新书，我看到了格雷伯的最新作品《胡扯的工作》(格雷伯2018)。买了这本书，读了开头那篇短文后，我在Twitter上发了一个问题:“考古学是一份扯淡的工作吗?”他立即回答说——甚至没有在推特中引用他的话——这并不是因为人们重视它。我不想参与辩论，但这个问题一直在我的脑海里，因为我不太相信。几天后他突然去世了。这本书是我的下一堆书，我强迫自己尽快读完我正在读的那一本。现在，在这个关于公共考古未来的论坛中，我认为是时候添加这篇观点文章来纪念他并唤醒他。

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AP Arqueologia Publica Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)

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期刊介绍： AP: Online Journal in Public Archaeology is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal devoted exclusively to Public Archaeology. Edited by JAS Arqueología, it is freely distributed online in order to enable easy access to research and debates, and to spread the growing realm that is starting to settle into everyday archaeological practice. The aim of this journal is to explore the multiple relations between Archaeology and Society. Archaeology is generally understood as the study of past societies from their remains, and Public Archaeology is the study of the relations between Archaeology and Society in every aspect of daily life (social, economic and political). We are talking about the present of Archaeology and the different issues that surround and affect it. Below is a list of key topics covered: -The economic and political impact of Archaeology. -Archaeology as Popular Culture. -The history and development of Archaeology as a professional activity. -Theoretical issues around the publicity of Archaeology. -The image of Archaeology. -Legal issues affecting archaeological practice and the illicit trade of antiquities. -The presentation of Archaeology to the public. Of course, this is not an exhaustive list of topics, which is why the criteria for the preliminary selection of papers are subject to the topic. This journal has been created with the desire to become a reference in the field of Public Archaeology. Therefore, we encourage all of you working within the realm of Public Archaeology to share your thoughts, experiences and ideas in this open medium for the development of Public Archaeology.