Like other branches of historical studies, archaeology is the study of the past in the present. It is inescapable that our approaches, modalities of inquiry, and knowledge are influenced by the sentiments, experiences, possibilities, and anxieties of our time and location, not to talk of the global configurations of power that structure the ways of knowing and being. COVID-19 had dominated the news in the past seven months, especially since January 30 when the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease “a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)”—the technical term for a global pandemic. In May, I reached out to the editorial board members of the African Archaeological Review to explore the possibilities of a forum on the pandemic. All the responses were enthusiastic. I then took on the responsibility to define the scope of the forum and invited several colleagues in and outside of Africa to join the discussion. The invitation specifically asked potential contributors to respond in 2500 words or less to one or more of the following questions:

中文翻译：

---

COVID-19 大流行：重新构想和重新构想考古实践的观点

与历史研究的其他分支一样，考古学是对过去和现在的研究。我们的方法、探究方式和知识不可避免地受到我们所处时间和地点的情绪、经历、可能性和焦虑的影响，更不用说构建认知和存在方式的全球权力配置了。在过去的七个月中，COVID-19 占据了新闻的主导地位，尤其是自 1 月 30 日世界卫生组织宣布新型冠状病毒病为“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件 (PHEIC)”——全球大流行的技术术语以来。5 月，我联系了《非洲考古评论》的编辑委员会成员，探讨了关于大流行的论坛的可能性。所有的反应都很热烈。然后我负责确定论坛的范围，并邀请了非洲内外的几位同事加入讨论。邀请函特别要求潜在贡献者以 2500 字或更少的字数回答以下一个或多个问题：