Ethical issues in archaeology / edited by Larry J. Zimmerman, Karen D. Vitelli, Julie Hollowell-Zimmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zimmerman, Larry J., 1947-

Vitelli, Karen D.

Hollowell, Julia J., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Archaeologists--Professional ethics.

Archaeologists.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Antiquities.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Physical Description:

xvi, 300 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : Altamira Press, [2003]

Summary:

Edited volume exploring key issues in ethics for archaeologists. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Contents:

On ethics / Alison Wylie

The development of ethics in archaeology / Mark Lynott

Looting : an international view / Neil Brodie and David Gill

Digging in the dirt : ethics and "low-end looting" / Julie Hollowell-Zimmer

The ethics of shipwreck archaeology / George F. Bass

Archaeological ethics : museums and collections / Alex W. Barker

Cultural resource management and the business of archaeology / Christopher A. Bergman and John F. Doershuk

Archaeological curation : an ethical imperative for the 21st century / Michael K. Trimble and Eugene A. Marino

Coffee cans and folsom points : why we cannot continue to ignore the artifact collectors / Jason M. Labelle

Archaeological ethics and American Indians / Joe Watkins

Descendant communities / Theresa A. Singleton and Charles E. Orser, Jr.

Purveyors of the past : education and outreach as ethical imperatives in archaeology / John H. Jameson, Jr.

Ethics and the media / Brian Fagan and Mark Rose

In the spirit of the code / Claire Smith and Heather Burke

Safety and the ethics of archaeological fieldwork / Donald L. Hardesty

What are we really teaching in archeological field schools? / K. Anne Pyburn

Gender matters : a question of ethics / Rita P. Wright

The ethics of research knowledge / Christopher Chippindale

Creating and implementing a code and standards / Hester A. Davis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-284) and index.

ISBN:

0759102708

0759102716

OCLC:

50858863