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CAPRILES FLORES, José M.. ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: THE CASE OF BOLIVIA. Chungará (Arica) [online]. 2003, vol.35, n.2, pp.347-353. ISSN 0717-7356.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-73562003000200015.

In Bolivia, the management of archaeology as a means of empowering ethnic identities, arises as a social demand. This paper presents an historical analysis of the development of how the results of archaeological investigations have been used. Now, and in spite of increasing collaborations between archaeologists and local communities, "academic archaeology" is failing to provide the appropriate stimulus to facilitate a more dynamic interaction with the general public. To reverse this reality, structural solutions are required, but based on solid theoretical foundations and archaeological practice. This should allow for a productive dialogue between archaeologists and the public, in particular the indigenous communities whose past and cultural patrimony is studied by archaeological projects.

Palabras clave : Archaeological practice; Bolivia; ethnic identity.

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