Additional Information

Course Number

ANTH 642

Course Level

Course Description

Explores the uses and environments for archaeological work through a discussion of museum, electronic media, heritage settings, outdoor history museums, including the legal environment that offers protection for archaeological remains. The course exposes advanced graduate students to the majority of the cultural media within which archaeology is currently practiced. The interdisciplinary course is a survey of the progress made within and beyond anthropology in understanding the function of heritage, public memory, tourism, and the other popular uses of material from the past, including the progress made in linguistics and psychology, and other cognitive disciplines in understanding the purpose of the past.

Syllabus Available

No

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Maintaining Continuity of Records

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

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate Preparation
• Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
• General Archaeological Ethics
• International Law
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
• Stewardship

Topics & Issues

• Antiquities Act
• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Digital Archaeology, Social Media, and Ethics Online
• Environmental Issues, Impacts, and Regulations
• Equity, Representation, and Diversity
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Interpreting the Past
• Legal Issues
• Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
• Monuments and Commemoration
• Museum and Display Ethics
• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
• Politics and Archaeology
• Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
• Public Lands and National Monuments, Parks, and Historic Places
• Public Memory and Public Space