ABSTRACT
Archaeology in Palestine has been used over the past half century as a tool to facilitate the separation of Palestinians from their land. This ethnoarchaeological study of a set of historic stone structures in the central West Bank of Palestine highlights the necessity of including indigenous people in archaeological research. The increasing challenges Palestinians face in their daily lives under occupation, historical preservation needs to be a primary concern as precious national historical resources face increasing threats. A Palestinian documentation center is desperately needed to save the archaeological record and the existing material evidence. Ethnoarchaeology can and should be a path for having the victim's voice heard. Fear of falling victim to such a massacre, rather than actually being driven out their villages and cities. The exact number of refugees was never accurately established; the UN. Economic Survey Mission's report in 1949 put the total at 726,000, the refugee office of the UN. Palestine Conciliation Commission placed it at 900,000.
