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Archaeology, archaeologists and ‘Europe’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mark Pluciennik
Mark Pluciennik*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Wales, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7ED, Wales, [email protected]
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Abstract

With changes in political structures, a pan-European dimension is increasing in importance for many archaeologists, because of cultural policy and funding from the Council of Europe and, especially, the European Union. Although nationalist frameworks are currently more important, archaeologists should keep a critical eye on European developments.

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European UnionCouncil of Europefundingcultural politicspan-European identity
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Antiquity , Volume 72 , Issue 278 , December 1998 , pp. 816 - 824
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1998

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