The Ethics of Archaeology: Philosophical Perspectives on Archaeological Practice - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521549426 ISBN 13: 9780521549424

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Archaeologists are becoming increasingly conscious of their ethical responsibilities in the discovery, interpretation and custodianship of the archaeological record. In this important new collection, leading international archaeologists and philosophers come together to discuss the significant ethical issues raised by the contemporary practice of archaeology. Addressing topics such as archaeologists' relations with indigenous peoples, the role of ethical codes, looting and the trade in antiquities, repatriation, and archaeologists' treatment of the dead, this book is an ideal introduction to the ethics of archaeology.

About this title

About the Author:

Chris Scarre is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Durham. His previous publications include Monuments and Landscape in Atlantic Europe (ed.) (2002) and The Human Past: A Textbook of World Prehistory (ed.) (2005).

Geoffrey Scarre is Reader at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Durham. He is the author of After Evil: Responses to Wrongdoing (2004) and the editor of Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust (2003).

Review:

"This book should be read by all archaeologists and those with an interest in practical ethics. Highly recommended."
-Choice

"[...]articles are well written[...]present important analyses and case studies of ethical issues facing our discipline today."
-Alicia J. M. Colson, Montreal, Quebec, Canadian Journal of Archaeology

"...this book is essential reading for individuals with a personal interest in the contemporary processes of archaeology and cultural heritage..." -- The Midden

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521549426
• ISBN 13: 9780521549424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Scarre Chris, Scarre Geoffrey