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Course Number

ARCHLGY 143

Course Level

Course Description

While Classical archaeology engages with material remains from the Greco-Roman past, it is embedded within and inseparable from contemporary practice. Through an examination of case studies, legal statutes, professional codes, and disciplinary practices, this seminar discusses ethical dilemmas raised by Classical archaeology in the 21st century. We will focus on broad issues ranging from ownership, looting, reconstruction, and collecting to nationalism, religion, tourism, and media, with an eye toward defining ethical best practices for Classical archaeology.

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Notes

This course is listed under the Stanford course bulletin. Please contact department for further information.

Additional tags: ethical dilemmas; religion; tourism; media; Classical archaeology

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

Keywords & Terms

• Accountability
• Anti-Commercialization
• Conservation
• International Law
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
• Ownership
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Professional Standards
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Stewardship
• UNESCO

Topics & Issues

• Antiquities Trade
• Archaeological Societies and Codes of Ethics
• Colonialism and Imperialism
• Ethical Case Studies
• Ethical Dilemmas
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Heritage and Archaeological Tourism
• Legal Issues
• Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
• Professionalism and Professional Standards
• Religion
• Television Shows, Looting, and Ethics