Archaeological Ethics

Looting. Reburial and repatriation. Relations with native peoples. Professional conduct. The second edition of Archaeological Ethics combines compelling articles on these topics written for a general audience with valuable teaching aids. The updated articles 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.

Politics & Social Sciences

Vitelli, Karen D.

Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Chip

Archaeology

AltaMira Press

Living Histories: Native Americans and Southwestern Archaeology (Issues in Southwest Archaeology)

This book is about the tangled relationship between Native peoples and archaeologists in the American Southwest. Even as this relationship has become increasingly significant for both "real world" archaeological practice and studies in the history of anthropology, no other single book has synthetically examined how Native Americans have shaped archaeological practice in the Southwest and how archaeological practice has shaped Native American communities. From oral traditions to repatriations to disputes over sacred sites, the next generation of archaeologists (as much as the current generation) needs to grapple with the complex social and political history of the Southwest's Indigenous communities, the values and interests those communities have in their own cultural legacies, and how archaeological science has impacted and continues to impact Indian country.

History

Americas

This book is about the tangled relationship between Native peoples and archaeologists in the American Southwest. Even as this relationship has become increasingly significant for both 'real world' archaeological practice and studies in the history of anthropology, no other single book has synthetically examined how Native Americans have shaped archaeological practice in the Southwest - and, how archaeological practice has shaped Native American communities. From oral traditions to repatriations to disputes over sacred sites, the next generation of archaeologists (as much as the current generation) needs to grapple with the complex social and political history of the Southwest's Indigenous communities, the values and interests those communities have in their own cultural legacies, and how archaeological science has impacted and continues to impact Indian country.

Consider: ancient artifacts pilfered in Mexico for pesos sold at auction in New York City for a small fortune; African Americans protesting the excavation of a slave burial ground; subdivisions and cell phone towers erected on sacred sites; millions of tourists pouring into the fragile and ancient cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde year after year; a small burial container thought to be evidence of Jesus' existence until proven a fake; the annihilation of millennia old Buddhist statues by Islamic fundamentalists. Given such controversies in recent years-and these are just a few-it is little wonder that professional ethics have become a growing part of contemporary discourse, training, and practice in archaeology. Almost daily, newspapers report some new crisis, but the reasons for paying attention to ethical issues in archaeology go much deeper than what we see in the news, especially for aspiring and practicing archaeologists. Based on the Society for American Archaeology's Annual Ethics Bowl, this book is centered on a series of hypothetical case studies that challenge the reader to think through the complexities of archaeological ethics. The volume will benefit undergraduate and graduate students who can either use these cases as a classroom activity or as preparation for the Ethics Bowl, as well as those who are seeking to better understand the ethical predicaments that face the discipline.

Ethics in Action: Case Studies in Archaeological Dilemmas

Hollowell, Julie

McGill, Dru

Social Sciences

Society for American Archaeology

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