Political Space of Archaeology"THE RELATION BETWEEN STATE AND ARCHAEOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL HISTORY CULTURE IN FINLAND 1980-2015"

(ARKEOLOGIAN POLIITTINEN PAIKKA - VALTION JA ARKEOLOGIAN SUHDE SEKÄ ARKEOLOGINEN HISTORIAKULTTUURI VUOSINA 1980-2015)

"Kaikki on

poliittist

a"

"Everythin

g is

political"

prof. Jorm

a Kalela

President Tarja Halonen 2001, Independence day

"History legitimizes individuals and their actions within society"

-Bettina Arnold 1990

"...archaeologists in the service of the state frequently have manipulated archaeological remains to justify the

ownership of the land claimed to have been held "from the time immemorial" or to support policies of domination and

control over neighbouring peoples."- Kohl & Fawcett 1995

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The Origin of the Finns

Models according to Vilkuna (1996): 1.Noah (decendants of Magog) 1500-18002.Moses ( chosen people that inhabited the promised land)1800-1970

3.Indigenous people 1970-19904.Middle Europeans 1990-

Finland - who owns archaeology / archaeological monopoly / actors ?

National Board of Antiquities by the Antiquity Act from 1960's

Universities Archaeologists, researchers

Bubbling under: community archaeology (Hayley Roberts: Perceptions of

Prehistory) metal detectorists Suomen Muinaistutkimuksen tuki ry.

My intention and choosing

objective and value-free approach, identifying my own background

methods of source critisism, comparative research, interviews (folkloristic method), discussion!!

I choose to be political: "tietyn ilmiön tai asiantilan valitseminen tutkimisen arvoiseksi on poliittinen päästös" (Jorma Kalela) - BUT I have to acknowledge my values and keep them clear and present.

Status of research at the moment

NOTHING done yet!Get money: grant applicationsSupposed to finish the research spring 2020

Outcome

Suggestions to the Antiquity Act? Good discussion among archaeologists documenting present situation

Kiitos! Thanks for the attention!

irene.nurminen@helsinki.fi