S2B

Room 2.100

Pioneers, power, and prehistory: Colonial-era scholarship in prehistoric archaeology / Pionniers, pouvoir et préhistoire : la recherche de l’ère coloniale en archéologie préhistorique

Session organizers: K.V.J. Koshalee, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and University of Otago, New Zealand; Chandima Bogahawatta, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka; Tharindu Pieris, Archaeo Boffins Consultants Services (ABCS), Sri Lanka.

9:00-9:20 - Geographies of archaeological knowledge and scholarship in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco / Margarita Díaz-Andreu

9:20-9:40 - A Personal History of Do, Yu-ho (1905-?) and His Legacy: shaping the initial North Korean prehistory against colonialism / Yongwook Yoo

9:40-10:00 - Revisiting Indian Prehistory: From Colonial Archaeological Frameworks to Indigenous Interpretations / Pravesh Kumar Srivastava

10:00-10:20 - Decolonizing Kerala's Past: Addressing Gaps, Practices, and Biases in Colonial Archaeology and the Marginalization of Local Histories / Vysakh Ambili Santhosh & Sujatha, K S.

10:20-10:40 - Seligmann, the Veddas, and the Making of Colonial Prehistory in Ceylon / Kakulandala Vithanage Janitha Koshalee & Chandima Bogahawatta

10:40-11:00 - Visual Reconstruction of Prehistory: Evaluating Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala’s Artistic Works / Chaamindri Fernando, Kakulandala Vithanage Janitha Koshalee, Chandima Bogahawatta & Tharindu Pieris

11:00-11:30 - Coffee break

11:30-11:50 - Colonial Pioneers and Prehistoric Cave Art: John Still at Tantri-malai, Ceylon / Chandima Bogahawatta & Kakulandala Vithanage Janitha Koshalee