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10/01/2008: "Archaelogists urged to put ethnic sensitivity before truth"

Attempts to equate archaeological cultures with ethnographic cultures are problematic from more than just a scientific standpoint.

Martin argues that determinations of where and when Iroquoian groups entered the region have political implications that relate to such modern concerns as American Indian land claims.

He writes that "archaeology's role in society is not purely academic." It can have immediate consequences for a variety of stakeholders.

Archaeologists, therefore, have a responsibility to become more attuned to the social context in which we do our work.

[ In other words, if the truth upsets the politically correct applecart then archaeologists must suppress it or lie? ]

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/09/30/sci_lepper30.ART_ART_09-30-08_B5_C4BE34S.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101