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Language

English

Source Type

Edited Volume

Notes

Volume 1 in the Ethical Archaeologies: The Politics of Social Justice series. World Archaeological Congress.

Book description:

Restoring the historicity and plurality of archaeological ethics is a task to which this book is devoted; its emphasis on praxis mends the historical condition of ethics. In doing so, it shows that nowadays a multicultural (sometimes also called “public”) ethic looms large in the discipline. By engaging communities “differently,” archaeology has explicitly adopted an ethical outlook, purportedly striving to overcome its colonial ontology and metaphysics. In this new scenario, respect for other historical systems/worldviews and social accountability appear to be prominent. Being ethical in archaeological terms in the multicultural context has become mandatory, so much that most professional, international and national archaeological associations have ethical principles as guiding forces behind their openness towards social sectors traditionally ignored or marginalized by their practices. This powerful new ethics—its newness is based, to a large extent, in that it is the first time that archaeological ethics is explicitly stated, as if it didn’t exist before—emanates from metropolitan centers, only to be adopted elsewhere. In this regard, it is worth probing the very nature of the dominant multicultural ethics in disciplinary practices because (a) it is at least suspicious that at the same time archaeology has tuned up with postmodern capitalist/market needs, and (b) the discipline (along with its ethical principles) is contested worldwide by grass-roots organizations and social movements. Can archaeology have socially committed ethical principles at the same time that it strengthens its relationship with the market and capitalism? Is this coincidence just merely haphazard or does it obey more structural rules? The papers in this book try to answer these two questions by examining praxis-based contexts in which archaeological ethics unfolds.

Entanglement of sorts: archaeology, ethics, praxis, multiculturalism / Cristóbal Gnecco
Indigenous anthropologist's perspective on archaeological ethics / Joe Watkins
Both sides of the ditch: the ethics of narrating the past in the present / Caroline Phillips and Anne Ross
Against global archaeological ethics: critical views from South America / Rafael Pedro Curtoni
Archaeology and ethics: the case of Central-Eastern Europe / Arkadiusz Marciniak
Europe: beyond the canon / Víctor M. Fernández
New worlds: ethics in contemporary North American archaeological practice / Neal Ferris and John R. Welch
Archaeology and capitalist development: lines of complicity / Alejandro Haber
Archaeology and capitalism: successful relationship or economic and ethical alienation? / Nicolas Zorzin
Trading archaeology is not just a matter of antiquities: archaeological practice as a commodity / Jaime Almansa Sánchez
Differing forms of public archaeology: where we have been, where we are now, and thoughts for the future / Carol McDavid and Terry P. Brock
12. Ethics in the publishing of archaeology / Mitchell Allen
Patrimonial ethics and the field of heritage production / Michael A. Di Giovine
Archaeologies of intellectual heritage? / Lesley Green
Just methods, no madness: historical archaeology on the Piikani First Nation / Eldon Yellowhorn

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

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

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• 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
• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Conflicts of Interest
• Consultation/Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
• Funding, Employment, and/or Compensation for Work
• Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
• Indigenous, Tribal, Aboriginal Rights
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Open Access
• Professional Qualification
• Professional Standards
• Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Transparency

Topics & Issues

• Antiquities Trade
• Development vs. Conservation
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Historical Archaeology
• Indigenous Archaeology: Perspectives and Issues
• Interpreting the Past
• Public Archaeology
• Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
• Publishing, Citation, and Dissemination