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Web LinksGeneral links about anthropological ethics and methodsAmerican Anthropological Association
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/ethics/ethics.htm
The AAA's website section on ethics, with the AAA's Code of Ethics, and Handbook on Ethics, and links to other associations' codes of ethics.
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
http://www.physanth.org/positions/ethicsmain.htm
Code of Ethics for the AAPA.
Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology
http://citd.scar.utoronto.ca/CAPA/
CAPA's website.
Canadian Archaeological Association's Statement of Principles for Ethical Conduct Pertaining to Aboriginal Peoples
http://www.canadianarchaeology.com/ethical
A statement of ethics and Canada's equivalent to NAGPRA (though not legislative).
National Park Service, Policy Statements on Archeological Site Protection
http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/protecting/html/appendix.htm
Includes statements from The Society for American Archaeology, The Society of Professional Archaeologists, The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Policy Statement Regarding "Pothunting," and The American Association of Museums.
UNESCO adopts international declaration on human genetic data (October 16, 2003)
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php@URL_ID=16740&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
An article about UNESCO's declaration on human genetic data.
UNESCO declaration text itself
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php@URL_ID=16632&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.htmlEthicsweb.ca
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/resources/
Applied Ethics Resources on the World Wide Web.
Prehistoric Cultures, University of Minnesota, Duluth
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/pcmethods.html
A complete and comprehensive resource for everything you ever wanted to know about Archaeological Methods and Dating Techniques; with lots of information and many links to other sites.
Archaeology Methods Links from Yahoo
http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Anthropology_and_Archaeology/Archaeology/Methods/
A directory from Yahoo.com with links to many different sites with information about very specific topics, such as "Aerial Archaeology in Austria" and "North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics"
The Biological Anthropology Web
http://www.bioanth.org/
A general site on biological anthropology, with many links to other sites of interest.
OsteoInteractive
http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/index2.html
A website with lots of resources for people interested in skeletal biology, osteoarchaeology, and/or forensic anthropology, sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. Includes a tutorial on faunal taphonomy.
The Skull Module
http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/Module/skull.html
An interactive website to teach people about the bones of the skull, sponsored by California State University, Chico, developed by Turhon Murad and Nanci Ellis.
The eSkeletons Project
http://www.eskeletons.org/
Interactive website of comparative anatomy of human, gorilla, and baboon skeletons. Sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin, developed by John Kappelman.
Ancient Egyptian Virtual Temple
http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/
An example of "virtual archaeology" - using computer modeling of archaeological data to recreate an ancient Egyptian temple as it might have looked when it was occupied.
The El Brujo Project: An IBM/PUCP/Wiese collaboration in virtual archaeology
http://www.research.ibm.com/peru/
Quote: "The goal of the project is the virtual reconstruction (using computers) of the painted figures on the ceiling of a ceremonial precinct at the Huaca Cao Viejo located within the archeological site of El Brujo (The Wizard). This ceiling was destroyed some time around A.D. 700. The El Brujo project began with an agreement between the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, IBM, and The Augusto N. Wiese Foundation. This project involves the collaborative efforts of computer scientists and archaeologists."
Links to more information about the Battle of the Little Bighorn excavations and analysisNotes from "The North American Indian" By E.S. Curtis, Volume-3, The Battle of the Little Bighorn
http://curtis-collection.com/tribe data/custer.html
Quote: "The following is a description of the events leading up to and the events of "the Battle of the Little Bighorn" or "Custer's Last Stand," as told to Curtis by the participants, primarily the Native American tribes and individuals who were involved in it and during Curtis' personal inspection of the site." Includes many photographs of the participants, and the site.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
http://www.nps.gov/libi/home.htm
The U.S. government's National Park Service website for the battlefield.
Little Bighorn Battlefield: Archaeology &History of Custer's Last Battle
http://www.custerbattle.com/
By archaeologist Richard A. Fox, Jr.
Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Association
http://www.cbhma.org/
Quote: "The CBHMA is a non-profit educational and research association for the study of, dissemination of information about, the history of the Battle of Little Big Horn and the general study of the Plains Indian Wars."
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
http://littlebighorn.8k.com/main.htm
Quote: "This website tells the story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand, a turning point in the United States Indian Wars of the mid 1800s. It includes historical photos, pictures of the battlefield today, biographies, maps, documents, a list of the dead and wounded, music, and reenactment information, and it integrates with a Yahoo groups discussion forum and chat area."
Links to more information about pothunting and NAGPRANational NAGPRA
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/
The U.S. government's National Park Service website with comprehensive information about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aatsihpa1984549/
A website for the Australian equivalent of NAGPRA.
Collectors urged to turn over antique jars to Nat'l Museum, Jowel F. Canuday / 01 November 2002
http://www.sarangani.gov.ph/news/archeo/m01jars.html
An article about pothunting and "haunted" prehistoric ceramic jars in the Philippines.
Protecting the Past
http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/protecting/index.htm
On-line version of the now out of print book, Protecting the Past, originally published by CRC Press in 1991, edited by-George S. Smith and John E. Ehrenhard. Sponsored by the Southeast Archeological Center's Web site. |
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