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The history of Iberian archaeology: one archaeology for two Spains
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
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Introduction
In this article we set out to analyse, from an archaeological point of view, a political problem which, as demonstrated by current debate, including acts of violence, goes well beyond archaeology. Throughout the 19th century, and especially in its latter half, a centralist political model for Spain was developed in which a political balance could not be found between the State and [lie autonomous traditions of the varions regions of the Iherian Peninsula. As a result of this failure, legitimation programmes began to be constructed towards the end of 19th century, based on the history of the peoples of these regions. This led to a search in protohistorical archaeology [Iberians, Celts, Tartessians, etc.) for a possible solution to the political problems caused by a lack of institutional agreement between states and regions.
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- Special section: Ancestral Archives: Explorations in the History of Archaeology
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- Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2002
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