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English

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Abstract: This report presents a critique of established cultural heritage practices in Western Australia, focusing on the control of the process by corporate proponents and its effects on rock art and stone arrangements. The moderating roles of scholarly societies in questions of ethics are reviewed, and the report concludes with a constructive proposal to end practices that have facilitated large-scale destruction of cultural heritage sites.

Additional tags: Western Australia; heritage management; rock art; cultural heritage sites; destruction of cultural heritage

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RPA Codes & Standards

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

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• 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
• Principle 5: Recognition of aspirations of employees, colleagues and helpers in all matters of employment

Keywords & Terms

• Accountability
• Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Protection and Non-Disclosure of Archaeological Sites
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Stewardship

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Societies and Codes of Ethics
• Destruction of Cultural Heritage
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Landscape Issues, Archaeology, and Ethics
• Rock Art