Archäologie braucht Ethik! Ein Werkstattbericht als Diskussionsaufruf

Abstract

Despite the commitment of individual associations, working groups, and researchers, a comprehensive discussion on the ethics of archaeology has not yet been established. Although there are different codes of ethics, they focus almost unilaterally on specific ethical topics. While codes of ethics tend to offer best practices and guidelines, at the same time they make the foundational discussions behind them invisible. Ethics, however, require a lively discussion that does not break down, but is rather continuous. From the 6th to 7th of November 2015, a workshop was held in Kassel in order to identify important lines of discussion for a foundational discussion about ethics in archaeology and, above all, to anchor an understanding of ethical issues and problems within younger academics. Our paper brings together qualitatively and quantitatively different positions on these ethical issues and, thus, presents them for further scientific exchange and discussion.