Commitment, Objectivity and Accountability to Communities
Priorities for 21st-Century Archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9376337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maggie Ronayne (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 367-381 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-5033 • E-ISSN: 1753-5522 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/135050308x12513845914589 |
| OpenAlex | W2106131245 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 7 |
It is no longer possible to ignore the unprecedented levels of destruction resulting from development projects imposed by multinational corporations and governments. In this context, it is important to address the role archaeology and related professions, such as heritage management, play from the perspective both of the threat to physical heritage and our relationship with affected communities. This paper explores ways in which professionals can learn to work in a mutually accountable way with communities opposing destructive development, and together seek alternatives to development which threatens lives, livelihoods, culture, and environment. Case studies from the Boyne Valley and Tara in Ireland, Ilısu dam in Turkey and the Oaxaca valley in Mexico, illustrate some of the issues. The implications of the growing privatization of professions, particularly for communities in the Third World whose poverty undermines their power to refuse even the most globally devastating developments, making it imperative that professionals look again at what we aim to accomplish and how much we are actually accomplishing it. As professionals we cannot afford to be ignorant of what communities want, need and are entitled to in order to develop and flourish. Archaeology and people's cultural roots are not separable from these questions
Accountability · Archaeology · Epistemology · Objectivity (philosophy · Political science · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2021 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |