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Names are very important, not only in allowing us to communicate clearly and effectively with others
about objects, people and places, but also in terms of identity. What we are called has a great impact
on our perception of ourselves and how other people perceive us. Historians and archaeologists have
long recognised the power of the past and its contribution to emerging nationalism and collective
identities (e.g. Chakrabarti 2003; Trigger 1989). In turn, names are recognised as highly powerful
aspects of the development of personal, local, regional, national and even international identity, and
when there is a link between names and the past (whether historical or archaeological) this is often
seen as a legitimation of present occupation and confirmation of time-depth, as well as sometimes
enhancing tourist activity, as Alexandri found in her study of Greek place name changes in the late
190' and early 20m centuries (Alexandri 2002).
RUTH YOUNG . (2009) The Importance of Names in Archaeology: Exploring 'Gandhära' , Pakistan Heritage, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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