The ethics of archaeology : philosophical perspectives on archaeological practice / edited by Chris Scarre and Geoffrey Scarre. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xi, 318 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-305) and index.

Cultures and the ownership of archaeological finds / Who guards the guardians? / Is culture a commodity? / Moral arguments on subsistence digging / Human subjects review and archaeology : a view from Indian country / Trust and archaeological practice : towards a framework of virtue ethics / Truthfulness and 'inclusion' in archaeology / Ethics and native American reburials : a philosopher's view of two decades of NAGPRA / Stewardship gone astray? Ethics and the SAA / Can archaeology harm the dead? / Archaeological ethics and the people of the past / A plea for responsibility towards the common heritage of mankind / The ethics of the World Heritage concept / What value a unicorn's horn? A study of archaeological uniqueness and value / James O. Young -- Oliver Leaman -- Robert Layton and Gillian Wallace -- Julie Hollowell -- Jeffrey C. Bendremer and Kenneth A. Richman -- Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh and T.J. Ferguson -- David E. Cooper -- Douglas P. Lackey -- Leo Groarke and Gary Warrick -- Geoffrey Scarre -- Sarah Tarlow -- Sandra M. Dingli -- Atle Omland -- Robin Coningham, Rachel Cooper and Mark Pollard.

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Archaeologists--Professional ethics.
Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Moral and ethical aspects.

CC175 / .E84 2006

174.99301