What are European archaeologists doing abroad? What have they been
doing there for the past three to four centuries? Are they doing
things differently nowadays? To address these questions, this book
explores the scope, impact and ethics of European archaeological
policies and practices in the Mediterranean area, the Near East,
sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Acknowledging that
international and transcultural projects have a range of different
stakeholders, the first part of this book aims to identify some of
the values and motivations behind different European archaeologies
abroad. This is done by providing thorough historical overviews on
a range of European countries, including France, Spain, Germany,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland. But how are these values
translated, through socio-political, theoretical and administrative
frameworks, unto local circumstances in host countries? And how are
these archaeological activities received locally? The second part
of this book attempts to answer these questions through a range of
historical and contemporary case studies, in Africa, in Asia, in
South America, in the Near East and in Europe. The third part of
the book offers several critical reflections on European values,
motivations and collaboration projects, as perceived by
archaeological heritage professionals based in, and/or working in
Senegal, Sudan, Somaliland, Colombia, and the Near East. This
collection of historical overviews, contemporary case studies and
critical reflections focuses on the challenging relationships
between archaeological practices and policies, including the
requirements and wishes of archaeologists, of local communities and
of other stakeholders in Europe and in the host countries. In
addition to researchers and students, this book should be of
interest to practicing archaeologists, heritage professionals and
policy makers the world over, as they seek to reach better informed
decisions regarding archaeological projects and international
collaboration. This publication was produced in the framework of
the ACE project - "Archaeology in Contemporary Europe. Professional
Practices and Public Outreach", with the support of the Culture
2007-2013 programme of the European Commission.
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