Ethics in Archaeological Practice explores urgent topics and issues in archaeology as currently practised in the classroom, the field, the museum and the public sphere. While addressed primarily to archaeologists working in western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa, the volume raises contemporary ethical questions around race, gender, disability, climate change and cultural heritage that are pressing and relevant to archaeology students and professionals worldwide.
The fifteen contributors offer fundamental case studies and practical guidance for best practices and models of high standards of ethical practice in professional conduct. Together, they offer new approaches to advocacy and the responsible stewardship of heritage sites, collections, and the environment.
These compelling and generative discussions make the case for a 21st century archaeology that is proactive and engaged with discourses addressing equity, social justice, anti-colonialism and climate change.
Table of Contents:
I. ETHICAL PRACTICES TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER
From Consciousness Raising to Community Action: Old-Time Fixes for Age-Old Problems (Beth Alpert Nakhai)
Building an Ethical and Inclusive Research Community: Insights from Interviews with Archaeologists (Laura E. Heath-Stout)
Gender and Power in the Practice of Mediterranean Archaeology (Grace Erny and Dimitri Nakassis)
Digging While Impaired: Promoting the Accessibility of Archaeology as a Discipline (Debby Sneed and Mason Shrader)
II. ETHICAL PRACTICES ACROSS THE DISCIPLINE
Teaching an Antiracist Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean (Nadhira Hill and Maggie Beeler)
Looking beyond 1970: Addressing Orphan Objects and Paths Forward (Sarah Kielt Costello)
Museumification and De-Museumification of Hagia Sophia: Practices and Politics of Archaeology, Heritage, and Faith (Tu!ba Tanyeri-Erdemir)
Ethics in Archaeological Grantmaking and Grantseeking (Sarah Lepinski and Christopher Thornton)
III. LEGACIES AND FUTURES
Never Read Your Heroes: Questioning the Legacies of our Archaeological Forebears through their Archives (Annelies Van de Ven)
Black Athena: Decolonization, Western Civilization, and the Incredible Whiteness of Being (Louise A. Hitchcock)
Digging on Borrowed Time: The Climate Crisis, Cultural Heritage, and Archaeology in the Middle East (Benjamin W. Porter)
About the Author :
Sarah Kielt Costello is Professor of Art History at University of Houston—Clear Lake. Sarah Lepinski is Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
