Who tells your story? Diversifying narratives of the past through storytelling as an archaeological method by Hanna Steyne and Milica Rajić
https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.71.16
In this paper the authors address the urgent need for diversity in archaeology and propose storytelling as one of the leading archaeological methods available. By not ignoring the existence of 'others' and employing storytelling as method, they demonstrate how archaeologists can acknowledge and explore marginalised lives and relationships and give them deserved recognition, space and time. They suggest that using storytelling as method not only enriches archaeological narratives but corrects our understanding of the past, demonstrating the longevity of diverse communities. In using storytelling as method this work demonstrates and ensures that archaeology is meaningful, matters, and has social justice at its heart.
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