World Archaeological Congress 5 Participant Support Grant

2003年6月，世界考古大会(WAC)将在北美华盛顿特区举行第一次正式国际大会。WAC第五届大会将汇集数百名学者、土著人民和其他真正对过去感兴趣的人，以促进考古研究成果的交流；对弱势国家、群体、土著群体和原住民的专业培训和公共教育；以及考古遗址的保护。大会预计将吸引约1100人参加，他们将聚集在一起，为期五天，参加来自多达70个不同国家的约800场演讲。国家科学基金会将支持5000名第三世界学者和土著人民出席大会。WAC 5与史密森学会的国家自然历史博物馆和美国印第安人国家博物馆合作举办，并与盖蒂保护研究所合作。WAC 5的支持者包括：美国国家公园管理局、考古和民族志计划、美国农业部、自然资源保护局、南澳大利亚州弗林德斯大学、美国大学、国会图书馆、美国考古学会和美国土地管理局。大会将集中讨论对考古学具有国际重要性的三个重大问题：1.关于全球考古实践未来方向的纲领/政策问题。实践/技术知识，以增强保护遗址、文物和知识产权的自力更生和责任。具有跨国界相关性的理论前沿和研究成果。WAC 5将有助于增进考古学知识和理解，并将对世界产生更广泛的影响。WAC大会的独特之处在于，它们能够将国际研究人员聚集在一起，分享研究成果，锻造理论进步，并开发考古方法。它们促进了在遗产管理、考古遗址保护以及考古学家与土著人民之间的关系等问题上的国际合作。WAC 5将继续这一传统，将来自世界各地的考古学家和土著人民聚集在一起，制定一个有组织的计划，以促进考古学方面的知识和理解。大会还将包括公共项目、关于考古材料的管理和保护的研讨会，以及旨在促进教学、培训和学习并为这些主题的网络和伙伴关系发展国际基础设施的遗产管理研讨会。WAC 5将有助于扩大代表性不足群体对考古的参与。WAC的治理结构赋予了第三世界学者和土著人民在该组织中的突出作用。第三世界学者和土著人民占前几届大会与会者的三分之一到一半。WAC 5只有在许多不发达国家的人和负担不起前往华盛顿特区的高昂旅费的土著人民的参与下才能实现这些目标。

In June of 2003 the World Archaeological Congress (WAC) will hold its first full international Congress in North America in Washington D.C. WAC 5 will bring together hundreds of scholars, Indigenous Peoples, and others genuinely interested in the past to promote the exchange of the results of archaeological research; professional training and public education for disadvantaged nations, groups, Indigenous groups and First Nations peoples; and the conservation of archaeological sites. The Congress is expected to attract about 1100 people who will meet together for five days, attending approximately 800 presentations from as many as 70 different countries. The National Science Foundation will support attendance at the congress by 5 Third World scholars and Indigenous People. WAC 5 is being held in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and National Museum of the American Indian and in collaboration with the Getty Conservation Institute. Supporters of WAC 5 include: US National Park Service, Archeology and Ethnography Program, US Dept of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Flinders University, South Australia, American University, Library of Congress, Society for American Archaeology, and the US Bureau of Land Management.The Congress will focus on three major issues of international importance to archaeology:1. programmatic/policy issues concerning future directions in the practice of global archaeology.2. practical/ technical knowledge to increase self-reliance and responsibility in protecting sites, artifacts and intellectual property.3. theoretical frontiers and research results with relevance across national boundaries.WAC 5 will contribute to advancing knowledge and understanding in archaeology and it will have broader impacts on the world. WAC congresses have been unique in their ability to bring together international researchers for the sharing of research results, the forging of theoretical advances, and the development of archaeological methods. They have facilitated international cooperation on issues of heritage management, the conservation of archaeological sites, and on relations between archaeologists and indigenous peoples. WAC 5 will continue this tradition by bringing together archaeologists and Indigenous People from around the world in a structured program to advance knowledge and understanding in archaeology. The Congress will also include public programs, workshops on the curation and conservation of archaeological materials, and symposiums on heritage management designed to promote teaching, training, and learning and to develop international infrastructure for networks and partnerships on these themes. WAC 5 will help broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in archaeology. The governance structure of WAC gives Third World Scholars and Indigenous people a prominent role in the organization. Third World Scholars and Indigenous people have made up a third to a half of the participants in previous congresses. WAC 5 can only achieve these goals with the participation of many people from underdeveloped countries and Indigenous People who cannot afford the high travel costs to Washington D.C.