Arqueología como política

The objective of this article is to discuss the political dimension of archaeology. For this, we carry out a conceptual analysis of that relationship and we propose a criticism of the predominant treatment that tends to separate the political from the archaeological practice. We make a historical look at the subject in South America in general and in Argentina in particular, observing the interrelation between theoretical developments and political contexts. Likewise, we focus on some implications of archaeological practices that affect the indigenous world. In this sense, we analyze how the excavation of human bodies, their nomination and disciplinary classification generate certain alterations in the worlds of life of the original peoples of both the past and the present. Finally, considering some proposals of decolonial thought, we project some ideas that allow us to overcome these affectations and think of other forms of understanding to promote constructions of knowledge.