The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how coloniality and racism are endemic to modern society. This was reflected in many early western discourses, French in particular, about the pandemic in Africa. These discourses unveiled old colonial antagonism, projection, stigmatization, and paternalism. The articulation of such discourses among well-informed and sometimes well-meaning people calls for deeper introspection on archaeological practices and modalities of community engagement. Building on archaeology’s multiple contributions to Africa’s past and observed practices of resilience in Senegal by ordinary people in the face of the spread of COVID-19, this essay reflects on the relevance of the archives, including the archaeological record, as usable resources for managing the problems of our times.

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两次大流行的考古学与特兰加美学

COVID-19 大流行暴露了殖民主义和种族主义是如何在现代社会中流行的。这反映在许多西方早期关于非洲流行病的论述中，尤其是法语。这些话语揭示了古老的殖民对抗、投射、污名化和家长式作风。在见多识广、有时甚至是善意的人之间表达这种话语，需要对考古实践和社区参与的方式进行更深入的反思。基于考古学对非洲过去的多重贡献以及面对 COVID-19 的传播，普通民众在塞内加尔观察到的复原力实践，本文反映了包括考古记录在内的档案的相关性，作为管理我们时代的问题。