(No) soy el demonio. Confesiones de un joven emprendedor en arqueología ahogado en el Capital
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I am (not) the devil Confessions of an archaeologic al entrepreneur drawn in the Capital Jaime Almansa Sánchez JAS Arqueología S.L.U. WAC IC – Disentangling Contract Archaeology – Porto Alegre, June 2013
Transcript of (No) soy el demonio. Confesiones de un joven emprendedor en arqueología ahogado en el Capital
I am (not) the devil Confessions
of an archaeological entrepreneur drawn in the Capital
Jaime Almansa Sánchez
JAS Arqueología S.L.U.
WAC IC – Disentangling Contract Archaeology – Porto Alegre, June 2013
WHAT
IS
CONT
RACT
ARCHAE
OLOG
Y?
CLIENT(Promote
r)
ARCHAEOLOGIST
(Professional)
JOB
Normally related to:
-EIA-Special Plans-Infrastructure works-Restauration-Buildings
Comes from the ‘polluter pays principle’
Contract
Surplus
MEXICO – Completely Public
ARGENTINA – Starting contract
BRAZIL – Contract boom
FRANCE – Public model crumbling
UK-SPAIN – Stablished mixed model with a powerful contract sector
GREECE – Public permeable model
POLITICS(IDEOLOGY
)
A SHORT HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY SPAIN
Before 1975:Servicio Nacional de Excavaciones Arqueológicas1975:Spain signs London Convention (1969)1978: New Constitution1985: 16/1985 LPHE1991: Constitutional sentence on LPHE1990-2007: Regional laws2011: Spain signs Valleta Convention (1992)
1975: Franco’s death1986: Spain > EU
1992: Barcelona Olympics & Seville Expo
2000s: Highways, AVEs, Pipes and so on…
--2000 – Plan Barajas
2004 – Madrid Calle 30--
Central Admon. > Regional Admon. > Commercial Arch. > Crisis
2008 > CRISIS2013 > NEW LAWS!
THE SPANISH MODEL
Admon.
Arch.
Devlp.
Univ. &Res. C.
New roles+
No resources =
Poncio Pilato’s Model
Late 80’s & Early 90’s•Comunidad Valenciana tries to follow a public model.•Modelo Madrid.•Records… and the beginning of Commercial archaeology.
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF…
Better archaeological works? OR Systematic destruction?
AGAINST CONTRACT ARCHAEOLOGY?
MAIN CRITICS COMPANY UNIVERSITY
Labour conditions
All paid professionals, better or worse.
Public paid professor with unpaid students.
Lack of research
Basic results in max. 2 years + further studies and full recordPublications and difussion.
Undefined time for results (even more than 30 years)Publications but not difussion.
SurplusBenefits from the contract in a market envrironment.
Benefits from public money and the work of others.
WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?
CONFESSIONS OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEUR DRAWN IN THE CAPITAL
THE COMMODITIZATION OF ARCHAEOLOGY
ETHICAL AND UNETHICAL PRACTICES
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD
THE ROLE OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL ABUSE
SOCIAL MISCONCEPTION & UPROOTING
WHY DO I WORK? WHO DO I WORK FOR?
LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF CA
STRAIGHT CONTROL
STRAIGHT CODES OF PRACTICE
STRAIGHT ETHICAL STANDARDS
COLLABORATIONUniv.-Amin.-Prof.-Res.
PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGYClient≠Promoter / Client=Public
ARCHAEOLOGY AS ACTION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
THE ROLE OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS AS INTELLECTUALS
EPILOGUE: Madrid, drawn in the capital of a few…
OBRIGADOGRACIASTHANKS
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