16th May 2005, 04:42 PM
Agree. No distinct answers with all cases sensitive, fluid and need to be handled individually (yanks NAGPRA:Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act). One thing in OZ (which is same in the Americas and Kiwiland) is to encourage more indigenous students into anthropology/archaeology as its mainly white, middle class (in my case middle aged!) guys n gals (with good intentions). I think ethics come down to respect of others as well as the archaeology and a little bit of thought and soul searching at times.