Keeping up appearances: An overview of the archaeological history of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico,  from the 19th to the 21st century

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Deelen, E.P.L. (2012)

Keeping up appearances: An overview of the archaeological history of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, from the 19th to the 21st century

Bachelor thesis | Archeologie (BA)

The Classic Maya city of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, is a great and beautiful city, but the current appearance of the site is the result of almost two centuries of intensive research. This thesis investigates who the most influential explorers and archaeologist were during the 19th, 20th and 21st century, and how their choices shaped Palenque. It will also look into what literate and theoretical streams were of influence on the explorers and archaeologists. After applying theory to the data, the outcome is that archaeology is not only driven by the personal interests of the archaeologist, but also by the agenda of the funder, who seems mainly interested of the financial benefits of archaeology. In Mexico, financial benefits of archaeology come mainly through tourism, and therefore the appearance of archeological sites is high adapted to appeal to the eye of the tourist and to insure national income by means of tourism.

Author: Deelen, E.P.L.

Faculty: Faculty of Archaeology

Specialisation: Indiaans Amerika

Supervisors: Rojas, Araceli

ECTS Credits: 10

Language: en

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Keeping up appearances: An overview of the archaeological history of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, from the 19th to the 21st century