Archeological and anthropological approaches to the ontology of the Dewil Valley landscapes (Palawan, Philippines)

• Authors: Zuzanna Kowalczyk

Title variants

PL

Ontologia krajobrazu w ujęciu archeologicznym i antropologicznym. Studium przypadku Dewil Valley (Palawan, Filipiny)

Abstracts

EN

This paper is a discussion of the theoretical conceptualization of past landscapes and the limitations of archaeology in providing objectivistic interpretations. Analyzing a case study of the Dewil Valley landscape I will argue that the sciences about the past emerged based on the “Western” research paradigm. Therefore, local ontologies are often overlooked in archaeological narratives. In this article, I will present the ontologies of the indigenous Tagbanua people, contemporary beliefs related to the landscape, and theoretical approaches presented by researchers. I will argue that ontology can be complex and ambivalent, and that archaeological sources do not always indicate these dynamics.

Keywords

EN

landscape archaeology; ontology; indigenous ontology; Philippines

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Folia Praehistorica Posnaniensia
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 27
• Pages: 87-101

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Zuzanna Kowalczyk

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/fpp.2022.27.05

Biblioteka Nauki

27312740