期刊名称:SAA Archaeological Record, The : The magazine of the Society for American Archaeology
印刷版ISSN:1532-7299
出版年度:2008
卷号:8
期号:2
页码:7-7
出版社:Society for American Archaeology
摘要:Archaeology has been transformed in recent decades. One
change is the increasing international collaboration
between professionals from different institutions and
countries that share archaeological interests. However, the
nature of collaborations has changed dramatically¡ªand for the
better¡ªfrom the types of relationships between researchers,
institutions, and fieldwork relationships with many non-
Western countries as conducted in the first half of the twentieth
century. First, the regulations and laws related to the protection
of archaeological heritage in many countries have changed drastically
in the last few decades. New regulations frequently prohibit
the export of artifacts and other materials, as home countries
exert greater control over all aspects of cultural patrimony.
More importantly, they often stipulate that foreign researchers
have local or governmental archaeologists as codirectors, defining
a new era in collaborative research. The nature of these
mandated relationships, of course, varies with the individuals
involved, but these are increasingly truly cooperative.