Archaeology and history; addressing some delusions about our discipline

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David Lowenthal is right to be concerned about archaeologists' involvement with contemporary issues, but it is inevitable that the field's results will find a place in contemporary social issues because of the historical links of those issues with the past.Archaeology is both the testing ground of social theory and an investigation of the people of the past.

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Declaration of independence; the case for autonomous archaeology departments at American colleges and universities

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The argument that archaeology should be an independent academic discipline and not subordinated to departments such as anthropology, art history or the classics is made. Such separation is the rule in most countries and would make the discipline the equal of other academic programs.

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Reforming academia: archaeological advances are poorly reflected in curricula at most American universities

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The study of archaeology has been affected by the creation of professionals outside academia. The government responded to public concern for the preservation of cultural resources since the late 1960s. Few universities in the US have academic programs designed by archaeologists to educate archaeologists. Courses of archaeological ethics and the law are rare.

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