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1. Destruction and Conservation of Cultural Property

   Edited by R Layton, P Stone, J Thomas

   Series: One World Archaeology

   In 1991 the mosque at Ayodhya in India was demolished by Hindu fundamentalists who claim that it stood on the birthplace of a legendary Hindu hero. During recent conflicts in former Yugoslavia, ethnic groups destroyed mosques and churches to eliminate evidence of long-term settlement by other...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
2. Who Needs the Past?

   Indigenous Values and Archaeology, 2nd Edition

   Edited by R. Layton

   Series: One World Archaeology

   This book offers a critique of the all pervasive Western notion that other communities often live in a timeless present. Who Needs the Past? provides first-hand evidence of the interest non-Western, non-academic communities have in the past....

   Published August 3rd 1994 by Routledge
3. Conflict in the Archaeology of Living Traditions

   2nd Edition

   Edited by R. Layton

   Series: One World Archaeology

   The first text to address the contentious issues raised by the pursuit of anthropology and archaeology in the world today. Calls into question the traditional, sometimes difficult relationship between western scholars and the contemporary cultures and peoples they study and can easily disturb....

   Published August 3rd 1994 by Routledge