ABSTRACT
This chapter explores a different, but not unrelated notion of entanglement: the idea that spaces are often entangled with histories. It explores the notion of historical gravity as a form of cultural perception and representation. Logical examples include places associated with great tragedy or suffering, but there is a large spectrum of events that become attached and identified with particular spaces. The concept of entanglement commonly refers to the material and social relations that emerge in colonial settings between colonizers and the colonized. In most instances, the notions of entanglement archaeologists employ involve the close relationship between humans and things. For archaeologists, the challenge is to be open to both different methods and different epistemologies. The literature of archaeology is filled with both such places, and in virtually every instance the weight of historical gravity resulted in these locations maintaining their importance for an extended period of time.
