Archaeological Responses to 5 Decades of Metal Detecting in Austria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13077299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Karl (0000-0001-5832-8656, Bangor University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Open Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2300-6560 • E-ISSN: 2300-6560 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Open (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.1515/opar-2016-0020 |
| OpenAlex | W2559775754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Since metal detecting started in Austria in 1970, the National Heritage Agency (BDA) has focussed too much on prohibiting metal detecting. The strategy chosen, increasingly restrictive legislation, has turned out to be a failure. Rather than improving the protection of archaeological heritage from ‚unauthorised‘ metal detecting, the ‚hobby‘ has grown steadily. Yet, the changes to the law have made protecting archaeology more difficult and are restricting civil liberties, quite possibly making the law itself illegal. Five decades on, Austrian archaeology isn‘t better off, but considerably worse, and it is mainly our attempts to prevent metal detecting that are to blame
Agency (philosophy · Archaeology · Blame · Legislation · Political science · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |