Additional Information

Course Number

ANTH141

Course Description

This course will focus upon and examine the ethics of international heritage and the role that Museums play in the preservation of identity and cultural heritage. The mission of this course will be to inform and educate students about the role of Museums within the 21st century. What is the role and position of antiquities and important cultural objects in Museums? How should Museums acquire these objects and when should they be returned to countries and cultural groups? Examples from current issues will be included in the reading and discussions along with objects and issues within the Penn Museum.

Syllabus Available

No

Notes

Also Offered As: ARTH 141

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Maintaining Continuity of Records
• Specimen and Research Record Storage

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

• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis

Topics & Issues

• Conservation and Ethics
• Ethical Case Studies
• Ethics of Collecting
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Museum and Display Ethics