ARCHAEOLOGY AND IDEOLOGY. REFLECTIONS ON AN UNCONFORTABLE TOPIC

Abstract

The perviousness of the social sciences op the pressures and constraints of a given time or region motivates heated debates, which are not always conducted with the proper impartiality and thoroughness. This is a phenomena that can be identified in all regimes, for political or other reasons, com notable development whenever it is necessary to reinforce or create national or ethnical identities. One of the consequences of using archeology in ideology includes the systematic destruction of archaeological sites, most notably when held as symbolic, something that happens repeatedly, with still unpredictable consequences.