The Ethics of Archaeology: Philosophical Perspectives on Archaeological Practice

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.

Author: Chris Scarre
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/19/2006
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.18w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780521840118

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2008 pg. 1693

About the Author
Scarre, Chris: - 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).Scarre, Geoffrey: - 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).

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