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Between ruins and remembrance: archaeology, violence and the afterlives of dictatorship in Cuba

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study investigates Escuadrón 41, a former colonial battery turned detention and torture centre, to examine the material and mnemonic afterlives of state violence in Cuba. Through excavation, archival research and oral histories, it reveals how ruins, memory and erasure intersect, positioning archaeology as critical engagement with difficult pasts.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2026.10309

Author: Odlanyer Hernández-de-Lara

Institution: Syracuse University

Language: English

Topic: Memory, violence, and history

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Syracuse University