Article ID: CBB411498885

The Internationalization and Institutionalization of Archaeology, or, How a Rich Man’s Pastime Became an International Scientific Discipline, and What Happened Thereafter (2020)

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Archaeology has been an “international” discipline since it emerged as a separate field of intellectual endeavor by the mid-eighteenth century. During the nineteenth century and into the twentieth it gradually became more institutional, as museums increasingly sponsored detailed work and universities began to teach archaeology. However, for its entire existence, the flow of “archaeological capital” has been unidirectional, from “North” to “South”, and archaeology has sometimes served as a cover for less respectable activities. Additionally, during the twentieth century, archaeology, as practiced in major industrial nations and in developing regions, diverged, both in intent and in execution. Furthermore, the practice of archaeology in the Old World and the New World, and in developed and developing nations, has grown in different ways, with foreign actors being at various times eagerly solicited, welcomed, tolerated, denied entry, or expelled. This paper examines these processes, and suggests possible reasons for why archaeology as a discipline has evolved as it has in different parts of the world during the past decades.

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Authors & Contributors
Dell'Osso, Liliana
Allen, Harry
Muti, Dario
DeVivo, Michael S.
Williams, Stephen S.
Üsdiken, Behlül
Concepts
Universities and colleges
Discipline formation
Archaeology
Globalization; internationalization
Science education and teaching
Academic disciplines
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
18th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
United States
New Zealand
Italy
Greece
Europe
Great Britain
Institutions
Fitzwilliam Museum
Akademiia Nauk SSSR
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