In the midst of ardent calls for decolonizing and building a more anti-racist archaeology, whiteness has gone largely unacknowledged in the history of disciplinary thought and practice. As a point of departure, this article asks: why are there so many White archaeologists? In addressing this question, I suggest that the development of early archaeological method and thought was deeply affected by White supremacy. In presenting the two case studies of Montroville Dickson and Flinders Petrie, I suggest that a radical new history of archaeology is needed if we are to build a more equitable, anti-racist field in the future. Central to this process to recognizing the role that whiteness has played and continues to play in archaeological practice and pedagogy.

在非殖民化和建立更加反种族主义的考古学的热潮中，白人在学科思想和实践的历史上基本上没有得到承认。作为一个出发点，本文提出了一个问题：为什么有这么多白人考古学家？在回答这个问题时，我认为早期考古方法和思想的发展深受白人至上主义的影响。在介绍蒙特罗维尔·迪克森和弗林德斯·皮特里的两个案例研究时，我建议如果我们要在未来建立一个更加公平、反种族主义的领域，就需要一部全新的考古史。这一过程的核心是认识到白人在考古实践和教育学中已经并将继续发挥的作用。