Local Alternatives to Globalization: Reflections on the Possibility of Sustainable Archaeology and the Professional Ethical Constraints that arise in this Process

  • Ramiro Javier March UMR 6566 du CNRS, Centre de Recherches en Archéologie Archéosciences et Histoire; Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/1066462ar
Keywords: globalization, archaeological heritage, local political alternatives, sustainable archaeology, archaeological ethics
Language(s): French

Abstract

This article analyses the ethical consequences for archaeology and archaeologists induced by the process of capitalist globalisation and the integration of archaeological heritage as a resource within the market economy. I propose a theoretical reflection on the current situation as well as on the questions and repositioning of the different actors in this process, based on my participation in the 2003 debate on the declaration of the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy, Argentina) as a World Heritage Site. Finally, the alternative of sustainable archaeology is evaluated as a possible means of transformation for archaeology.

Archeology Ethics, (c) Emanuelle Dufour
Published
2019-11-27
How to Cite
[1]
March RJ. Local Alternatives to Globalization: Reflections on the Possibility of Sustainable Archaeology and the Professional Ethical Constraints that arise in this Process. Can. J. Bioeth. 2019;2:44-56. https://doi.org/10.7202/1066462ar.
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2019): Ethics in Archaeology
Section
Articles

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