Abstract
Archaeology and cultural heritage has had minor impact on immigrant communities in Norway. Immigrant communities have up to the present had minor impact on archaeology and heritage narratives. In practical terms, students and professionals are largely recruited among Northern Europeans. However, “immigrant communities” are not homogeneous, and practices and attitudes vary between the different communities, in part depending on where they originated. It is not readily clear why immigrants are not more strongly involved in archaeology and cultural heritage, but a historiographical survey of archaeology and some recent studies concerning attitudes to museums and educational choices in Oslo allow us to generate hypotheses. These revolve around the exploration of two assertions: Traditional national narratives are out of step with contemporary society, and there are socio-cultural institutions in important immigrant communities that discourage participation in the cultural heritage sector.
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