C.A.P.I. Ethics Page
This page includes several different sections related to ethics and archaeology. Scroll down the page to find links to Ethical Codes, important Websites related to archaeological ethics, a flyer for the Society for American Archaeology Ethics Bowl, and more!
Ethical Codes (compiled by Julie Hollowell (thanks Julie!!))
(click here to download word file)
American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA)
1996 Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the American Cultural Resources Association. http://www.acra-crm.org/Ethics.html
last accessed 20 January 2006
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
1991 Code of Ethics
http://www.archaeological.org/pdfs/AIA_Code_of_EthicsA5S.pdf
last accessed 20 January 2006
1994 Code of Professional Standards.
http://www.archaeological.org/pdfs/AIA_Code_of_Professional_StandardsA5S.pdf
last accessed 20 January 2006
American Anthropological Association (AAA)
1998 Code of Ethics of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) http://www.aaanet.org/committees/ethics/ethcode.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
1967 Statement on Problems of Anthropological Research and Ethics
http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/ethstmnt.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
1971 Principles of Professional Responsibility
http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/ethstmnt.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
American Association of Museums (AAM)
1991 Code of Ethics for Museums.
http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/ethics/coe.cfm
last accessed 20 January 2006
American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work (AIC)
1994 AIC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice
http://aic.stanford.edu/pubs/ethics.html
Australian Archaeological Association
1991 Code of Ethics
http://www.australianarchaeologicalassociation.com.au/codeofethics.php
last accessed 20 January 2006
Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists (AACAI)
1980 Code of Ethics.
http://www.aacai.com.au/codeofethics.html
last accessed 20 January 2006
Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance
http://www.icomos.org/australia/burra.html
last accessed 20 January 2006
Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA)
1999 Statement Of Principles For Ethical Conduct Pertaining To Aboriginal Peoples. http://www.canadianarchaeology.com/ethical.lasso
last accessed 20 January 2006
European Association of Archaeologists (EAA)
1997 EAA Code of Practice.
http://www.e-a-a.org/codeprac.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
1998 EAA Principles of Conduct
http://www.e-a-a.org/princond.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
Institute of Field Archaeologists (IFA)
Codes, bylaws, standards and policy statements
http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/index.php?page=15
last accessed 20 January 2006
International Council of Museums (ICOM)
1986 ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums.
http://www.icom.org/ethics.html
last accessed 20 January 2006
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
last accessed 20 January 2006
Charters Adopted by the General Assembly of ICOMOS
http://www.international.icomos.org/icomos/centre_documentation/chartes_eng.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
1990 Charter for the Protection and Management of the Archaeological Heritage
http://www.international.icomos.org/icomos/charters/arch_e.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
1996 Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage
http://www.international.icomos.org/icomos/charters/underwater_e.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
2002 (revised) Ethical Commitment Statement for ICOMOS Members
http://www.international.icomos.org/icomos/ethical_e.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA)
1988 Ethical Guidelines for Practitioners
http://www.practicinganthropology.org/about/?section=ethical_guidelines
last accessed 20 January 2006
Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA)
1998 Code of Conduct and Standards of Research Performance.
last accessed 20 January 2006
Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
1996 Principles of Archaeological Ethics.
< http://www.saa.org/aboutSAA/ethics.html>
last accessed 20 January 2006
Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
1983 Statement of Professional and Ethical Responsibilities
< http://www.sfaa.net/sfaaethic.html
last accessed 20 January 2006
Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA)
1993 Standards and Guidelines for the Curation of Archaeological Collections.
SHA Newsletter. 26(4):3-5
http://www.sha.org/Research/curation.htm
last accessed 20 January 2006
World Archaeological Congress (WAC)
1989 Vermillion Accord on Human Remains. http://www.wac.uct.ac.za/archive/content/vermillion.accord.html
last accessed 20 January 2006
1990 First Code of Ethics.
http://www.wac.uct.ac.za/archive/content/ethics.html
last accessed 20 January 2006
Bibliographies and other Resources Related to Ethics (thanks again Julie!)
(click here to download word file)
“Electronic Bibliography” of URLs for Archaeology, Antiquities, Theft and Looting
Jonathan Sazonoff
http://www.museum-security.org/artifacts-saz.htm
saz@kwom.com
The Looting Question Bibliography
Web and Literary Resources on the Archaeological Politics of Private Collecting, Commercial Treasure Hunting, Looting, and “Professional” Archaeology
Hugh Jarvis (hjarvis@buffalo.edu)
http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/lootbib.shtml
hjarvis@buffalo.edu
Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft
Laura Pope Robbins, MLS
http://www.dowling.edu/library/papers/laura/theft.html
Culture Without Context
Publication of the Illicit Antiquities Research Centre
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/IARC/cwoc/contents.htm
Jenny Doole (jd244@cus.cam.ac.uk)
Illicit Antiquities Research Centre
A project of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/IARC/home.htm
Jenny Doole (jd244@cus.cam.ac.uk)
[also ask her about ethics courses]
A Line in the Sand
Cultural and intellectual property issues and ethics comprise one large section of this website
http://www.hanksville.org/sand/
More general ethics-related sites:
UNESCO Global Ethics Observatory Page
The 'observatory' is a system of databases with worldwide coverage in bioethics and other areas of applied ethics in science and technology
http://www.unesco.org/shs/ethics/geobs
AAA Ethics Homepage
Links to resources for anthropological ethics and codes of other social science professions.
www.aaanet.org/committees/ethics/ethics.htm
Carter McNamara's (1999) Complete Guide to Ethics Management: An Ethics Toolkit for Managers.
Issued under the auspices of The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits, St. Paul, Minnesota. Various formal methods for identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas developed for business ethics. Free guidebook.
http://www.mapnp.org/library/ethics/ethxgde.htm
Centre for Applied Ethics (CAE)
The W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics at University of British Columbia includes links to corporate codes of ethics online and to other applied ethics resources on the Web
Association for Practical and Applied Ethics
Right in your own backyard!
The SAA Ethics Bowl!!
More information about the Ethics Bowl can be found at the SAA website. Or, click here to download this year's flyler.
Please participate! It's a lot of fun--trust us, we've done it twice!