Archaeological Ethics
Published on 12. April 1996
Book
Hardback
274 pages
978-0-7619-0530-1 (ISBN)
Description
Looting. Reburial and repatriation. Relations with native peoples. Professional conduct. Archaeological Ethics combines compelling articles on these topics written for a general audience with valuable teaching aids. The articles, drawn from recent issues of Archaeology Magazine, provide a fascinating introduction to the issues faced every day in archaeological practice. The article summaries, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading and resource guide serve as excellent teaching aids and make this volume ideal for classroom use.
Reviews / Votes
An excellent primer on the maze of complexities surrounding this issue. The book is a collection of articles culled from Archaeology Magazine that Vitelli put together after being frustrated by the lack of books that could be used in teaching classes on ethics.... Particularly useful is Vitelli's addition of a concise summary of each article and, especially, a series of questions at the end of each. * Journal of Field Archaeology * These essays are short, grounded in engaging descriptions of concrete examples, accessible to a wide audience and highly topical. The great strength of the collection is the breadth of coverage it provides and the interconnections it brings into view, when its constituent essays are read together, between issues, dilemmas, and strategies of response that arise in diverse settings. * Public Archaeology Review * This small book belongs on the shelf of every archaeologist, and can serve as a basic resouce for anyone who teaches archaeology.... Archaeological Ethics is an important book. Buy it and read it. -- Carol A. Morrow, Southeast Missouri State University * Illinois Archaeology * This book is an important volume, released at a time when archaeologists need to be talking about ethics. Vitelli and AltaMira Press have done a great service in making it available. An interesting and thought-provoking read for any archaeologist, it is a terrific resource for any instructor who wants to introduce ethics in the classroom. -- Mark J. Lynott * American Antiquity *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
California
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-0530-1 (9780761905301)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Karen D. Vitelli is a professor of anthropology at Indiana University.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Paleolithic Obsidian from Franchthi Cave: A Case Study in Context Chapter 4 Section I: Looting and Collecting Chapter 5 1.Archaeology and the Ethics of Collecting Chapter 6 2. Black Day at Slack Farm Chapter 7 3. Daring to Deal with Huaqueros Chapter 8 4. A Seductive and Troubling Work Chapter 9 Section II: Responses to Looting Chapter 10 5. Project Sting Chapter 11 6. Turkey's War on the Illicit Antiquities Trade Chapter 12 7. The Looting of Arkansas Chapter 13 8. Enlightened Stewardship Chapter 14 Section III: Cultural Heritage in Time of War and Political Unrest Chapter 15 9. The Looting of Bulgaria D. Bailey Chapter 16 10. The Glory that was Ankor Chapter 17 11. Securing Sites in Time of War Chapter 18 12. Operation Scroll Chapter 19 13. Who Owns the Spoils of War? Chapter 20 Section IV: Affected Peoples Chapter 21 14. St. Lawrence: Archaeology of a Bering Sea Island Chapter 22 15. The Rape of Mali Chapter 23 16. Champion of Aboriginal Art Chapter 24 17. People Without History Chapter 25 Section V: Reburial and Repatriation Chapter 26 18. Reburial: Is it Reasonable? D. Anderson Chapter 27 19. Burying American Archaeology Chapter 28 20. Sharing Control of the Past Chapter 29 21. Bones and Bureaucrats: New York's Great Cemetery Imbroglio Chapter 30 Section VI Chapter 31 22. The Arrogant Archaeologist Chapter 32 23. The Gringo Stigma Chapter 33 24. Archaeology's Dirty Secret Chapter 34 Section VII: Statement on Archaeological Ethics from Professional Organizations Chapter 35 Society of Professional Archaeologists (SOPA) Chapter 36 Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Chapter 37 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Chapter 38 Section VIII: Resource Guide