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The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAG-PRA) has brought into sharp relief the conflicts among
public and private collectors, scholars, and indigenous peoples over the provenience and
disposition of cultural property, especially archaeological remains. First published in 1989
and now updated and enlarged, The Ethics of Collecting Cultural Property explores
the ethical, legal, and intellectual issues related to excavating, selling, collecting, and
owning cultural artifacts. Twenty-two contributors, representing archaeology, law, museum
administration, art history, and philosophy, suggest how the numerous interested parties,
often at odds, can cooperate to resolve cultural heritage, ownership, and repatriation
issues, and improve the protection of cultural property worldwide. A new preface and
epilogue frame the contemporary debate in a global perspective. Phyllis Mauch Messenger
provides updated information about domestic and international laws and regulations and
enforcement institutions. She has also added "Codes of Ethics" and "Some
Organizations and Resources Related to Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Issues." "This book is essential reading for any person who buys, sells, owns, looks at, or cares about the human record of the past and what is happening to it." - Explorations in Sights and Sounds |
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