Exam 11: Archaeology and the Public

The beliefs of the modern Druids and their use of Stonehenge for rituals are not supported by archaeological evidence.

Archaiokapiloi,huaqueros,and tombaroli are all regional terms for

The process of excavation inherently entails destruction.

On numerous occasions the Greek Government has formally requested that this museum return the Parthenon Marbles to Athens

The Italian government tried Marian True,the former Curator of Antiquities of the J.P.Getty Museum in Los Angeles,on charges of

Archaeology still faces a variety of ethical dilemmas and thus the study of archaeological ethics is on the rise.

The Sevso Treasure,an assemblage of late Roman silver,was acquired by the Marquess of Northampton,but is considered too obviously looted to be sold.The Sevso Treasure has been claimed by

The main way that the Mimbres Foundation has sought to protect Mimbres sites from looting is

Public museums,as bastions of culture and guardians of the past,have never tolerated archaeological destruction or the looting of archaeological sites.

The fundamental purpose of archaeology is to provide people with a better understanding of the human past.

Who owns the past?

Artifacts produced by the Mimbres culture in the American Southwest are sought by collectors and the sites of that culture have been heavily looted to meet the demand.The type of Mimbres artifact that is most valued by collectors is

When a museum label fails to indicate where exactly an artifact on display came from,that is a good sign that

The science of morals is called

Respect for the dead in Ancient Egypt was so great that the rich tombs of the Pharaohs were not looted until modern times.

NAGPRA,a significant piece of legislation passed in the United States in 1990,stands for

Many Maori groups in New Zealand as well as some Native American groups prefer that human remains be________ instead of excavated by archaeologists

Why is the question "Who owns the past?" so difficult to answer?

Looters have destroyed a full 90% of sites from the Classic period of the Mimbres culture in the American Southwest.

Thanks to the efforts of dedicated aboriginal groups in Australia,some human remains that were exhumed in the past by archaeologists without permission have been returned.