TY - BOOK ID - 29218896 TI - The ethics of archaeology : philosophical perspectives on archaeological practice AU - Scarre, Christopher AU - Scarre, Geoffrey PY - 2005 SN - 9780521840118 0521840112 9780521549424 0521549426 9780511817656 9780511146794 0511146795 0511145772 9780511145773 0511146213 9780511146213 0511817657 1280431318 9781280431319 9786610431311 6610431310 0511183852 9780511183850 0511326912 9780511326912 110715121X PB - Cambridge ; New York Cambridge university press DB - UniCat KW - Antiquities KW - Archaeologists KW - Archaeology KW - Archeology KW - Anthropology KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - History KW - Historians KW - Archaeological specimens KW - Artefacts (Antiquities) KW - Artifacts (Antiquities) KW - Specimens, Archaeological KW - Material culture KW - Collection and preservation&delete& KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Professional ethics KW - Collection and preservation KW - Professional ethics. KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Social Sciences UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:29218896 AB - The question of ethics and their role in archaeology has stimulated one of the discipline's liveliest debates. In this collection of essays, first published in 2006, an international team of archaeologists, anthropologists and philosophers explore the ethical issues archaeology needs to address. Marrying the skills and expertise of practitioners from different disciplines, the collection produces interesting insights into many of the ethical dilemmas facing archaeology today. Topics discussed include relations with indigenous peoples; the professional standards and responsibilities of researchers; the role of ethical codes; the notion of value in archaeology; concepts of stewardship and custodianship; the meaning and moral implications of 'heritage'; the question of who 'owns' the past or the interpretation of it; the trade in antiquities; the repatriation of skeletal material; and treatment of the dead. This important collection is essential reading for all those working in the field of archaeology, be they scholar or practitioner. ER -