Sensing the Past: Perspectives on Collaborative Archaeology and Ground Penetrating Radar Techniques from Coastal California

Remote Sensing

MichaelA. Grone¹  Valentin Lopez¹  RobertaA. Jewett²  R.Scott Byram²  GabrielM. Sanchez³  AlecJ. Apodaca⁴ 

[1] Amah Mutsun Land Trust, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, P.O. Box 6915, Albany, CA 94706, USA;Archaeological Research Facility, University of California, Berkeley, 2251 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University, 655 Auditorium Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 232 Kroeber Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;

关键词: Amah Mutsun Tribal Band;    indigenous archaeology;    collaborative archaeology;    community-based participatory research;    California archaeology;    indigenous stewardship;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rs13020285

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper summarizes over a decade of collaborative eco-archaeological research along the central coast of California involving researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, tribal citizens from the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, and California Department of Parks and Recreation archaeologists. Our research employs remote sensing methods to document and assess cultural resources threatened by coastal erosion and geophysical methods to identify archaeological deposits, minimize impacts on sensitive cultural resources, and provide tribal and state collaborators with a suite of data to consider before proceeding with any form of invasive archaeological excavation. Our case study of recent eco-archaeological research developed to define the historical biogeography of threatened and endangered anadromous salmonids demonstrates how remote sensing technologies help identify dense archaeological deposits, remove barriers, and create bridges through equitable and inclusive research practices between archaeologists and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. These experiences have resulted in the incorporation of remote sensing techniques as a central approach of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band when conducting archaeology in their traditional territories.

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