Torture, truth, repression and archaeology / Alejandro F. Haber -- Archaeology and left in Colombia / Carl Henrik Langebaek -- The archeology of conflict in Brazil / Pedro Paulo A. Funari and Nanci Vieira de Oliveira -- An archaeological view of political repressionin Uruguay (1971-1985) / José María López Mazz -- Forensic archaeology and anthropology : a balance sheet / Luis Fondebrider -- The materialization of sadism : archaeology of architecture in clandestine detention centers (Argentinian military dictatorship, 1976-1983) / Andrés Zarankin and Claudio Niro -- "They must have done something wrong-" : the construction of "subversion" as a social category and the reshaping of identities through body and dress (Argentina, 1976-1983) / Melisa A. Salerno -- Scratching behind the walls : graffiti and symbolic political imagination at Cuartel San Carlos (Caracas, Venezuela) / Rodrigo Navarrete Sánchez and Ana María López -- The archaeology of a search : an archeological search : the history of the finding of "Che" Guevara's remains / Roberto Rodríguez Suárez -- "Mexico, 1968" : among Olympic fanfares, government repression and genocide / Patrica Fournier and Jorge Martínez Herrera -- Revealing memoris from darkness / Martin Hall
Summary
Examines the specific case of Repression in Latin America. This book describes the techniques that offers a valuable resource of information for archaeologists working to reconstruct other historical periods without reliable written sources, and shed light on the nature of political repression worldwide
