Additional Information

Course Number

GRS AR815

Course Level

Course Description

Topics include safeguarding of cultural sites, monuments, and objects during armed conflict; history of cultural seizures as spoils of war; destruction of cultural heritage in war; development of legal protections; contemporary approaches to preservation of heritage at risk from war.

Syllabus Available

No

Notes

This course description is available on the Archaeology Department's course listings at Boston University. Please contact the department for further information.

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation

CIfA Codes

• Principle 2: Responsibility for the conservation of the historic environment

Keywords & Terms

• Anti-Commercialization
• Armed Conflict and Violence
• International Law
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Ownership
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Protection and Non-Disclosure of Archaeological Sites
• Stewardship
• UNESCO

Topics & Issues

• Destruction of Cultural Heritage
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Legal Issues
• Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
• War, Violence, and Conflict