Additional Information

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HAL Archives

Language

English and French

Notes

"It was during stays at North American universities that we discovered ethics in archaeology as a subject. Ethics education is rare in France and was absent from our respective curricula, even though it seems essential to reflect on our profession, status, and position as a cultural and scientific profession in today’s world. Furthermore, Anglo-Saxon archaeologists approach ethical issues in a way that is couched within their history and culture and as such cannot be directly imported into European frameworks."

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients
• 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

Keywords & Terms

• Accountability
• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Burials and Human Remains
• Conflicts of Interest
• Conservation
• Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
• Consultation/Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
• Continuity of Records
• Do No Harm
• Employer/Client Relationships
• Environmental Impact and Issues
• Equity and Representation; Discrimination and Harassment
• General Archaeological Ethics
• Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• Intellectual Property
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Professional Relationships and Communication
• Professional Standards
• Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
• Stewardship
• Transparency

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Education
• Collaboration in Archaeology (i.e. Communities, Non-Archaeologists, etc.)
• Colonialism and Imperialism
• Community Archaeology and Participatory Research
• Conservation and Ethics
• Decolonizing Archaeology
• Destruction of Cultural Heritage
• Development vs. Conservation
• Digital Archaeology, Social Media, and Ethics Online
• Equity, Representation, and Diversity
• Ethical Case Studies
• Ethical Dilemmas
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Ethics of Collecting
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Human Remains and Ethical Practice
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Interpreting the Past
• Landscape Issues, Archaeology, and Ethics
• Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
• Museum and Display Ethics
• Nationalism
• Open Access
• Politics and Archaeology
• Privilege and Issues of Inclusivity
• Professionalism and Professional Standards
• Public Archaeology
• Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
• Publishing, Citation, and Dissemination
• Race in Archaeology
• Universities, Academia, and Student Training