Global Archaeology: National and International Standards and Guidelines
Hester Davis & Julia Costello
Sponsored by ICAHM, International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM), International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
UNESCO established International guidelines and standards for defining and carrying out archaeological research in the Delhi Charter of 1956. ICAHM has undertaken an updating of this charter through appointment of an international committee. This series of WAC4 sessions and workshops is designed to provide input into this effort by drawing on the experiences of different countries. The initial Session (S092) will be held on Tuesday morning, January 12, and will include formal presentations to establish a global context for four identified themes:
Legal Definitions and Protection: criteria for designating protected sites, integration with other heritage resources, public and private ownership of sites and artifacts, etc.;
Site Inventory: Archaeological surveys, maintenance of nationalinventories, databases, and restricted accessibility;
Professional Conduct: requirements for of Principal Investigator(s) and supporting institutions; regulating foreign excavations; pre-fieldconservation plans; regulating site selection; and
Site Preservation and Curation: site stabilization and long-term preservation; requirements and standards for artifact and document curation; repositories and their financial support.
Speakers and audience members will choose one of these topics and attend the appropriate afternoon Workshop (W13) group where it will be discussed in detail. Facilitators will guide discussions and record findings. The final Workshop (W13) will be held the afternoon of January 14: all participants will reconvene to hear reports from the four work groups on their assigned topics. These results will be formulated into recommendations and submitted to the Delhi Charter Revision committee.
Speakers in the initial session (S092) are as follows:
Hester Davis, Introductory Remarks
Julia Costello, Delhi Charter of 1956
Nicholas Stanley-Price, Impact of Delhi Charter Today
(to be announced) European Standards and Guidelines
Nellie Robles Garcia, Central and South America:
Webber Ndoro, Africa
Gaetano Palumbo, Middle East
Frank McManamon, United States
Graeme Henderson, Underwater Archaeology
Henry Cleere, Summary