?Doing Archaeology?: cultural heritage management and its role in identifying the link between archaeological practice and theory
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Heritage Studies
- Vol. 6 (4) , 309-316
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13527250020017735
Abstract
Using a case study of the recent history of archaeology in Australia, the paper details how Cultural Heritage Management, in addition to protecting the archaeological data base, actually protects archaeological access to it. In offering this protection, archaeologists involved in Cultural Heritage Management become the regulators of archaeological practice and theory. Here archaeology comes into direct contact and conflict with governments and a range of interest groups, notably the Aboriginal community, with a stake in material culture. In effect 'doing' Cultural Heritage Management is 'doing' archaeology.Keywords
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