Additional Information

Type of Source

News Article

Notes

In March of this year, a group of geneticists published a study in Genome Research on a small, 'alien'-like mummy nicknamed Ata, found in the Atacama Desert of Chile in 2003. While those researchers suggested that novel mutations might be responsible for the mummy's seemingly odd anatomical characteristics, an international team of experts has now refuted those results and questioned the ethical and legal implications of the DNA analysis.

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RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Integrity of Research Methodology

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

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Adequate Preparation
• Burials and Human Remains
• Dishonesty, Exaggeration, Fraud, Deceit, and/or Misrepresentation
• General Archaeological Ethics
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• Professional Qualification
• Professional Standards
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Biological Anthropology/Archaeology
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Human Remains and Ethical Practice
• Professionalism and Professional Standards