Ethical Issues in Archaeology: A Conference to be held November 5-7, 1993, in Reno, Nevada

考虑到考古资源的加速退化以及日益多样化的利益集团对其处置带来的压力，关于专业考古学家的道德责任的问题比以往任何时候都更加紧迫。作为对此的回应，美国考古学会已启动了一项审查其现有职业责任和道德政策的进程。该项目包括一次有重点的工作会议，来自考古学和博物馆研究的广泛参与者将聚集在一起，他们在各种背景下一直活跃在伦理问题上。会议的目的是为与本协会成员以及其他感兴趣和参与的组织和团体进行广泛协商的进程确定框架。这一进程的最终目标是制定一套更新和整合的道德准则和行动纲领，帮助考古学家履行他们承担的责任，不仅对考古学学科及其科学理想，而且对非考古利益集团和文化资源保护。

Questions about the ethical responsibilities of professional archaeologists are more pressing than ever, given the accelerating degradation of archaeological resources and the pressures brought to bear on their disposition by an increasingly diverse range of interest groups. In response to this, the Society for American Archaeology has initiated a process of review of its existing policies on professional responsibility and ethics. This project consists of a focused working conference that will bring together participants from a wide spectrum of archaeology and museum studies, who have been active on ethical issues in a range of contexts. The aim of the meeting is to set the framework for a process of wide consultation with members of this society and other interested and involved organizations and groups. The ultimate goal of this process is to formulate an updated and integrated set of ethics guidelines and a program of action that will help archaeologists fulfill responsibilities that they bear, not only to the discipline of archaeology and its scientific ideals, but also to non- archaeological interest groups and to the conservation of cultural resources.