This article explores the role of archaeological exhibitions organized at international archaeological congresses in the circulation of scientific knowledge in the nineteenth century. It does so through the case study of the exhibition organized at the 8th Congrès international d’anthropologie et d’archéologie préhistoriques (CIAAP; International Congress of Prehistoric Anthropology and Archaeology) which was held in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, Hungary, in 1876. The article discusses the exhibition’s curation and impact by analyzing key publications, newspaper articles, and archival documents. It examines the exhibitors’ backgrounds, along with the selection and arrangement of the displayed objects. It also highlights the exhibition’s press coverage and the discussions it generated among the international and domestic participants. The article concludes that the exhibition contributed to creating international scholarly networks, multi- and pluridisciplinary collaborations, as well as international visibility and public support for prehistoric archaeology in Hungary.
Awareness of, and debate about, harassment, assault, bullying and intimidation (HABI) in archaeology has grown in recent years, but the issue remains under-researched. Here, the authors present the first Europe-wide survey to evaluate HABI in archaeological environments, from field to laboratory and classroom. The survey covers 18 forms of HABI, collecting more than 1000 responses from archaeologists of 49 nationalities. A total of 82 per cent of respondents report at least one HABI experience. The authors conclude that HABI is endemic in European archaeology, being experienced by all genders and ages, in multiple settings and countries. Documenting these behaviours is a critical first step to eradicating them and to achieving equity and safety in the discipline.
En este trabajo que introduce el dossier “Hacia una historia de la interdisciplinariedad en Arqueología”, coordinado por las mismas autoras, se define, en primer lugar, qué se entiende por interdisciplinariedad y otros conceptos afines como pluridisciplinariedad. Se realiza entonces un repaso diacrónico de cómo las relaciones interdisciplinares se han producido en la arqueología española desde el siglo XIX hasta la situación actual. Esta síntesis revela un cierto retraso inicial con respecto a otros países, pese a que desde el inicio sí que se encuentren especialistas en otras ramas del saber que aportan con su conocimiento especializado a la arqueología. Sin embargo, solo será en el siglo XX cuando se produzca una interdisciplinariedad estrictamente hablando, mientras que la progresiva aceptación de la valía de las contribuciones de otras ciencias lleva ya en estas últimas décadas a un énfasis no tanto de la interdisciplinariedad sino de la pluridisciplinariedad dentro de la propia arqueología en España.
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