The Politics of Archaeology: Palestine as a Capsule Case Study

The story I am telling today is the latest stop in a journey in the world of archaeological reporting, where dreams might become nightmares. It comes from a very normal day at work but refers to a place where nothing is normal. To be precise, let me tell you what I do for a living. I work as an editor and social media manager for an archaeological journal in my native country, Greece. Among my tasks is updating the journal’s website, which includes, among others, a well-informed news category. That means that, since day 1 at work, my daily routine has included a virtual stroll across the world looking for archaeology-related stories and short research to fact-check what is initially reported before I reproduce the news. It also meant that since day 1. I came to be familiar with official archaeological reporting in the Israel/Palestine region.

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