Local Politics and Site Ownership: Archaeology in the Age of Lawfare

Author(s): Uzi Baram

Year: 2015

Summary

Heritage management encompasses a tremendous range of activities and concerns, including stewardship of the archaeological record. The ethical responsibilities of conservation and protection require recognition of the competing interests involved in the property ownership. This paper reflects on the implications of the dynamics involved in a recent case in Florida. A location containing a significant early 19th century archaeological record became caught up in legal battles. The dynamic is part of a larger trend that some anthropologists have labeled as lawfare, a double-edged sword used by the traditionally oppressed but also by the powerful.

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Local Politics and Site Ownership: Archaeology in the Age of Lawfare. Uzi Baram. Presented at The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California. 2015 ( tDAR id: 395412)

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