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“Archaeologists everywhere, as well as Archaeological Site Museums government officials and community leaders Some of the greatest archaeological sites in the world interested in having a local site museum, Silverman are found in Latin America, and archaeological Helaine Silverman is professor of anthropology will find this collection inspiring, full of tourism is widely touted as a solution to the poverty at the University of Illinois at Urbana- practical ideas and potential pitfalls, and that plagues much of this region. Site museums Champaign. She is the author of four books, containing lots of tough questions to ponder, are playing an important role in the presentation including Ancient Nasca Settlement and Society, and maybe even resolve.”—Karen D. Vitelli, of these finds to the public. Whether created by and editor of six volumes, including an Andean Indiana University national agencies, by the archaeologists working at Archaeology series. A in these sites, or in response to local people’s awareness r c of the potential development and economic benefits h of tourism, site museums are major educational a “A significant contribution to the broad e venues, promoting a sense of ownership of the past literatures of museum anthropology, o among resident or nearby populations, as well as l Latin America archaeological heritage and conservation, o greater local interest in cultural heritage and its and Latin American archaeology and g preservation. At the same time, they constitute i anthropology in general.”—Jonathan Haas, c a major heritage management strategy; they can Field Museum, Chicago ia mitigate looting and site destruction, thereby serving n l as a first line of defense in site preservation. LS ai Archaeological Site Museums in Latin America is tt the first edited volume to deal in depth with this ie n subject. Complicated on many levels, the creation of M A a site museum is addressed in thirteen case studies by u m the contributors to this “how to,” “what to expect,” s ee and “what not to” primer. Nine of the authors ru have actually built or rehabilitated site museums im c and/or created a development project at one. Their as undertakings have involved significant interaction with the local community in a highly equitable University Press of Florida rather than top-down endeavor. 15 Northwest 15th Street This handbook for archaeologists and heritage Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 managers can readily be incorporated into museum, http://www.upf.com heritage, and ethics courses, and actual field strategies. edited University Press of Florida by ISBN 0-8130-3001-3 ,!7IA8B3-adaabc! Helaine Silverman upf Archaeological Site Museums in Latin America Cultural Heritage Studies University Press of Florida Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola Cultural Heritage Studies Edited by Paul Shackel, University of Maryland The University Press of Florida is proud to announce the creation of a new series devoted to the study of cultural heritage. This thematic series brings together research devoted to understanding the material and behavioral characteristics of heritage. The series explores the uses of heritage and the meaning of its cultural forms as a way to interpret the present and the past. The series highlights important scholarship related to America’s diverse heritage. Books include important theoretical contributions and descriptions of significant cultural resources. Scholarship addresses questions related to culture and describes how local and national communi- ties develop and value the past. The series includes works in public archaeology, heritage tourism, museum studies, vernacular architecture, history, American studies, and material cultural studies. Heritage of Value, Archaeology of Renown: Reshaping Archaeological Assessment and Significance, edited by Clay Mathers, Timothy Darvill, and Barbara J. Little (2005) Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, and the Trade in Antiquities, edited by Neil Brodie, Morag M. Kersel, Christina Luke, and Kathryn Walker Tubb (2006) Archaeological Site Museums in Latin America, edited by Helaine Silverman (2006) Authors interested in contributing to the Cultural Heritage Study Series should send inquiries to: Paul A. Shackel Department of Anthropology 1111 Woods Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Phone 301-405-1422 Fax 301-314-8305 Email: [email protected] Archaeological Site Museums in Latin America Edited by Helaine Silverman Foreword by Paul Shackel University Press of Florida Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers/Sarasota Copyright 2006 by Helaine Silverman All rights reserved A record of cataloging-in-publication data is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-8130-3001-2 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8130-3774-5 (e-book) The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com For Edward M. Bruner, a pioneer in the anthropology of tourism Contents List of Illustrations ix Foreword xiii Preface xvii Part 1. Introduction 1. Archaeological Site Museums in Latin America 3 Helaine Silverman Part 2. Site Museums at Monumental Sites/Sites with Monuments 2. The Site Museums at Teotihuacan, Mexico: The View of Art Historians versus the View of Archaeologists 21 Linda Manzanilla 3. Community Museums in the San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Region, Mexico 30 Ann Cyphers and Lucero Morales-Cano 4. Experiencing Copán: The Authenticity of Stone 47 Lena Mortensen 5. The Kuntur Wasi Museum in Northern Peru 64 Yoshio Onuki 6. The Tourist Circuit Project at Pukara, Peru: Perspectives from a Local Site Museum 72 G. Rolando Paredes Eyzaguirre, Graciela Fattorini Murillo, and Elizabeth Klarich 7. Building the Community Museum at Chiripa, Bolivia 85 Christine A. Hastorf Part 3. Site Museums at Nonmonumental Sites 8. Community Involvement in the Development of the Museum of the Lovers of Sumpa in Coastal Ecuador 101 Karen E. Stothert 9. Proyecto Las Costeñas: A Program for Training Tour Guides in the Cultural Heritage and Ecology of Coastal Ecuador 120 Elka Weinstein 10. Modular Site Museums and Sustainable Community Development at San José de Moro, Peru 130 Luis Jaime Castillo Butters and Ulla Sarela Holmquist Pachas Part 4. The City as Site Museum 11. The Historic District of Cusco as an Open-Air Site Museum 159 Helaine Silverman Part 5. Museums for the Landscape/The Landscape as Museum 12. Using the Past to Forge the Future: The Genesis of the Community Site Museum at Agua Blanca, Ecuador 187 Colin McEwan, María-Isabel Silva, and Chris Hudson 13. The Sicán Museum: Guardian, Promoter, and Investigator of the Sicán Culture and the Muchik Identity 217 Carlos G. Elera and Izumi Shimada 14. Landscape Site Museums and Adventurers in Peru’s Cotahuasi Valley 234 Justin Jennings Part 6. Comments 15. The Museums’ Object(ive)s 249 Lawrence S. Coben 16. Exhibiting Archaeology: Site Museums and Cultural Resource Management in Latin America 256 K. Anne Pyburn Bibliography 267 List of Contributors 291 Index 297 Illustrations Figures 1.1. Location of site museums discussed in this volume 5, 6 2.1. Location of Teotihuacan’s two museums 23 2.2. The Museum of Teotihuacan Culture 24 2.3. Museum of Mural Painting at Teotihuacan 24 3.1. The southern Gulf Coast with the San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán region 31 3.2. The first community museum in Potrero Nuevo 35 3.3. Discovery of the tenth colossal head at San Lorenzo 36 3.4. Second museum in Potrero Nuevo, built around the first museum 38 3.5. Construction of the Tenochtitlán Community Museum 38 3.6. The Tenochtitlán Community Museum when finished in 1995 39 3.7. Inauguration of the Potrero Nuevo Community Museum 39 3.8. Inauguration of the Tenochtitlán Community Museum 40 4.1. Location of Copán 48 4.2. Magazine ad featuring Copán stela 49 4.3. Stela H, Copán 50 4.4. Select sculpture pieces featured in the Copán Sculpture Museum 51 4.5. Location of Copán Ruinas and the archaeological park 52 4.6. Rosalila replica in the Copán Sculpture Museum 58 4.7. Appropriate decay: Temple 11 at Copán 59 4.8. Copán’s West Acropolis and Temple 11 61 5.1. Kuntur Wasi Museum 65 5.2. Meeting of the Kuntur Wasi Cultural Association 66 5.3. Assemblage of a Kuntur Wasi tomb with gold ornaments 67 5.4. Kuntur Wasi restoration and preservation 68 5.5. The restored temple above the Kuntur Wasi Museum 69 6.1. Location of the town of Pucará and the archaeological site of Pukara 73 6.2. Peñon and the upper platforms of the Qalasaya architectural complex at Pukara 74 6.3. Examples of prehistoric Pukara and modern Pucará pottery 78 6.4. Drawing and painting competition for Pucará students 80 6.5. Festival of the Decapitator on the terraces of the Qalasaya complex in 2000 81

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Some of the greatest archaeological sites in the world are found in Latin America, and archaeological tourism is widely touted as a solution to the poverty that plagues much of this region. Site museums are playing an important role in the presentation of these finds to the public. Whether created b
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