A tale of three sites: the monumentalization of Celtic oppida and the politics of collective memory and identity

被引:30
作者
Dietler, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Dept Anthropol, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
关键词
memory; Celts; Romans; politics; France;
D O I
10.1080/00438243.1998.9980398
中图分类号
K85 [文物考古];
学科分类号
0601 ;
摘要
Three fortified hilltop settlements (oppida) of the ‘Celtic’ Iron Age have been resurrected in recent history as symbolic focal points in the highly politicized construction of collective memory and identity in modern France. This paper presents a brief comparative consideration of the processes of commemoration by which these three sites were ritually transformed into monuments that have served both to root constructed traditions of national collective imagination in place and to provide a sense of authenticity and continuity for them. In other words, it explores the ways in which attempts have been made to imbue certain places in the landscape with special symbolic value and turn them into historical ‘memory factories’ for the nation. It also examines the role of archaeology in this process of cultural production. © 1998 Routledge.
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