Bibliographic Information
Title
Grand Challenges of Archaeology
Blog Title
The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
Author(s)
Bill Caraher
Month of Post Publication
February
Year of Post Publication
2016
Web Address (URL)
https://mediterraneanworld.wordpress.com/2016/02/02/grand-challenges-of-archaeology/
Additional Information
Type of Source
Blog Post
Blog Tagline
My continued musings on archaeology, technology, teaching, and history.
Notes
Additional tags: technology; ethics of surveillance; heritage as commodity; modernity; modern sites and objects; preservation
Quote: "The tools at our disposal to collect information from the field, from space, and from the growing number of digital outlets on the internet has put our discipline in a place where our traditional ethics, best practices, and professional codes do not and can not apply."
Taxonomies
RPA Codes & Standards
- Appropriate Dissemination of Research
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
- 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
Keywords & Terms
- Academic Integrity and/or Plagiarism
- Accountability
- Anti-Commercialization
- Conservation
- Preservation of Archaeological Resources
- Professional Standards
- Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
- Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis