Accounting for Multiple Desires: Decolonizing Methodologies, Archaeology, and the Public Interest

Abstract Acknowledgement I would like to thank my colleagues and friends Praveena Gullapalli and Benjamin Porter for the comments and insights that have helped shaped this piece in its initial stages. Additionally, this work has benefited from my conversations with Sandra Scham. I would also like to thank the blind reviewers and the editor of this collection, Carole McGranahan, for their comprehensive comments and suggestions. Finally, special thanks to Murtaza Vali for his support in editing and valuable comments. All errors are my own. Notes 1. Many archaeologists express the need for such spaces to construct counter-hegemonic stances, specifically connected to tourism as it allows the local communities to author their identity for visitors. For example, see Maurizio Peleggi, “National…