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Spanish

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El malestar moral aparece como una constante en nuestros tiempos, un factor permanente en la cultura occidental; las personas conviven con la idea del malestar y, así, siempre tienen la sensación que deberían actuar distinto a como lo hacen o hicieron. Esto pareciera generar la constante necesidad de plantear nuevas instancias de reflexión sobre lo social. Una discusión ética en contexto Latinoamericano no puede pasar por alto las situaciones de marginalidad y explotación a las que fueron sometidas sus poblaciones. Por ello la responsabilidad social de la arqueología se ve incrementada por las particularidades de su historia y conexiones con el colonialismo y la expansión capitalista europea sobre las áreas colonizadas en América Latina, Asia y África. Así, replantear y cuestionar problemáticas morales y éticas en el desarrollo de la arqueología, debería darse en el marco de una propuesta alternativa o indígena, que atienda especialmente las condiciones en que se genera el conocimiento. Frente a lo cual nos preguntamos ¿Cómo pensar una ética crítica del patrimonialismo sabiendo que el mismo implica el uso del pasado para la consolidación del poder pasado y presente en hegemonías y juegos de poder presentes?

Moral discomfort appears as a constant in our times, a permanent factor in Western culture; people live with the idea of ​​discomfort and, thus, always have the feeling that they should act differently than they do or did. This seems to generate the constant need to propose new instances of reflection on the social. An ethical discussion in a Latin American context cannot ignore the situations of marginality and exploitation to which their populations were subjected. For this reason, the social responsibility of archeology is increased by the particularities of its history and connections with colonialism and European capitalist expansion over the colonized areas in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Thus, rethinking and questioning moral and ethical problems in the development of archeology should take place within the framework of an alternative or indigenous proposal, which especially addresses the conditions in which knowledge is generated. Faced with which we ask ourselves, how to think about a critical ethic of patrimonialism knowing that it implies the use of the past for the consolidation of past and present power in hegemonies and present power games?

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RPA Codes & Standards

• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Integrity of Research Methodology

CIfA Codes

• Principle 2: Responsibility for the conservation of the historic environment
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
• Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Conservation
• Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
• Consultation/Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
• Continuity of Records
• Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
• General Archaeological Ethics
• Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Education
• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Colonialism and Imperialism
• Conservation and Ethics
• Decolonizing Archaeology
• Descendant, Resident, and Stakeholder Communities
• Development vs. Conservation
• Ethical Case Studies
• Ethical Dilemmas
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Heritage Management
• Professionalism and Professional Standards
• Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
• Public Memory and Public Space
• Race in Archaeology