Local Knowledge in American Archaeology: A Study in High Context Communication

Over the course of twenty five years, approximately 1990 to 2015, American archaeologists grew accept regular use local knowledge, in form Native and community their development archaeological knowledge cultural resource management. This change mostly pushed engage with groups people that would have been ignored previously. transformation is part a larger process Modernism becoming Post via expanded high context communication, concept from Communications Studies, throughout culture. paper briefly describes summarizes structural changes management, especially consultation practices, highlight wider usage communication.