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Language

English

Source Type

Edited Volume

Notes

Book description:

The idea that archaeologists are representatives or `stewards' of the archaeological record does not do justice to the complex practical decisions archaeologists often have to make, and the political and moral dilemmas they face everyday. This collection of papers seeks to move beyond the 2 big issues which tend to dominate any discussion of ethics in archaeology (namely `indigenous issues' and `artefacts in the art market') to reveal the complexities of ordinary archaeological practice. These papers attempt to articulate the problems that archaeologists deal with as they negotiate the plurality of interests of people from the past, the present and the future to whom they may consider they have a duty or responsibility.

Intellectuals and apes: the metaphor of archaeology in Pierre Boulle's La plane`te des singes /? Terry Bradford
Archaeology, advocacy and intellectualism /? Mark Pluciennik
Archaeology, funding and the responsibilities of the university /? David Austin
Clients, contractors, curators and archaeology: who owns the past? /? Christopher Cumberpatch and Paul Blinkhorn
Archaeologists as intellectuals: agents of the empire or defenders of dissent? /? Theresa Kintz
The responsibility of representation /? Sarah Tarlow
The responsibilities of ethnoarchaeologists /? Kathy Fewster
Dear Yannis: a letter to an archaeologist or "from one cultural producer to another" /? Clifford McLucas
Constructions and constraints : representing the discipline /? Quentin Drew

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public

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

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Employer/Client Relationships
• Equity and Representation; Discrimination and Harassment
• Funding, Employment, and/or Compensation for Work
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Ownership
• Professional Standards
• Promotion of Archaeological Research/Archaeology as Scientific Discipline
• Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Advocacy and Activism
• Contract Archaeology
• Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
• Equity, Representation, and Diversity
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Ethnography
• Interpreting the Past
• Museum and Display Ethics
• Universities, Academia, and Student Training