The Ethics of Archaeology: Philisophical Perspectives on Archaeological Practice
Edited by C. Scarre and G. Scarre (2006)
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Chris Scarre and Geoffrey Scarre
PART I: THE OWNERSHIP OF CULTURAL OBJECTS 
2. Cultures and the ownership of archaeological finds
James O. Young
3. Who guards the guardians?
Oliver Leaman
4. Is culture a commodity?
Robert Layton and Gillian Wallace
5. Moral arguments on subsistence digging
Julie Hollowell
PART II: ARCHAEOLOGISTS AND THE LIVING 
6. Human subjects review and archaeology: a view from Indian country
Jeffrey C. Bendremer and Kenneth A. Richman
7. Trust and archaeological practice: towards a framework of Virtue Ethics
Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh and T. J. Ferguson
8. Truthfulness and `inclusion' in archaeology
David E. Cooper
9. Ethics and Native American reburials: a philosopher's view of two decades of NAGPRA
Douglas P. Lackey
10. Stewardship gone astray? Ethics and the SAA
Leo Groarke and Gary Warrick
PART III: ARCHAEOLOGISTS AND THE DEAD 
11. Can archaeology harm the dead?
Geoffrey Scarre
12. Archaeological ethics and the people of the past
Sarah Tarlow
PART IV: THE COMMON HERITAGE OF HUMANKIND? 
13. A plea for responsibility towards the common heritage of mankind
Sandra M. Dingli
14. The ethics of the World Heritage concept
Atle Omland
15. What value a unicorn's horn? A study of archaeological uniqueness and value
Robin Coningham, Rachel Cooper and Mark Pollard
References
Index
The Ethics of Archaeology covers a wide range of intellectual territory, ranging from philosophy to legal frameworks, from indigenous viewpoints to the practical application of ethical standards, and from the role of trust in virtue ethics to the role of institutional review boards (IRBs) in regulating human subject research. It admirably accomplishes its stated goal to `promote dialogue between archaeologists, anthropologists and philosophers on significant ethical issues raised by the contemporary practice of archaeology´... Reflecting as this does significant divisions within the discipline, this multiplicity of voices and viewpoints is to the credit of the editors.
Alex Barker, European Journal of Archaeology 9 (2009)


The
Ethics of Archaeology covers a wide range of intellectual territory,
ranging from philosophy to legal frameworks, from indigenous viewpoints
to the practical application of ethical standards, and from the role of
trust in virtue ethics to the role of institutional review boards
(IRBs) in regulating human subject research. It admirably accomplishes
its stated goal to `promote dialogue between archaeologists,
anthropologists and philosophers on significant ethical issues raised
by the contemporary practice of archaeology´... Reflecting as this does
significant divisions within the discipline, this multiplicity of
voices and viewpoints is to the credit of the editors.



















