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The work of making Malta: The Council of Europe's archaeology and planning committee 1988–1996

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

Willem J.H. Willems
Willem J.H. Willems*
Affiliation:
Leiden University, The Netherlands
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Abstract

This article began life as a paper in the session ‘Opening Doors for Archaeologists: Making Malta Work’ at the 2006 EAA Annual Meeting in Kracow, Poland. It explores the background of the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Revised), also known as the Valletta Convention or the Convention of Malta. The article examines some of the major issues that were discussed and describes the drafting process of the Convention from the author's personal perspective as one of the members of the committee responsible. It concludes with a brief consideration of some subsequent developments and a plea for a more active role for the EAA at Strasbourg and Brussels.

Cet article se fond sur une intervention lors de la séance «Opening Doors for Archaeologists: Making Malta Work» (Ouvrir les portes aux archéologues: Traduire en acte la Convention de Malte) à l'assemblée générale annuelle 2006 de l'EAA à Cracovie (Pologne). On y analyse le contexte de la Convention européenne pour la protection du patrimoine archéologique (révisé), aussi connu sous le nom de Convention de La Vallette ou Convention de Malte. On se penche également sur quelques-uns des principaux sujets traités lors de cette séance, et le processus d'ébauche de la convention est décrit du point de vue personnel de l'auteur, membre du comité responsable. L'article conclut par une brève considération de quelques développements ultérieurs, et lance un appel à un rôle plus actif de l'EAA à Strasbourg et à Bruxelles.

Zusammenfassung

Zusammenfassung

Dieser Artikel beruht auf einem Vortrag, der anlässlich der Session “Opening Doors for Archaeologists: Making Malta Work” während des 12th EAA Annual Meeting 2006 in Krakau (Polen) gehalten wurde. Er untersucht den Hintergrund des „Europäisches Übereinkommens zum Schutz des archäologischen Erbes (revidierte Fassung)”, das auch unter dem Namen „Valetta-Konvention” oder “Malta-Konvention” bekannt ist. Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit einigen der wichtigsten Themen, die diskutiert wurden, und beschreibt den Entwicklungsprozess der Konvention aus der persönlichen Sicht des Verfassers, der zu den Mitgliedern des verantwortlichen Komitees gehörte. Er schließt mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung einiger nachfolgender Entwicklungen und tritt für eine aktivere Rolle der EAA in Straßburg und Brüssel ein.

Keywords

archaeological heritage managementConvention of MaltaCouncil of Europeheritage protectionValletta ConventionConseil de l'EuropeConvention de MalteConvention de La Vallettegestion de l'héritage archéologiqueprotection de l'héritageArchäologische DenkmalpflegeDenkmalschutzEuroparatMalta-KonventionValetta-Konvention
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European Journal of Archaeology , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , 2007 , pp. 57 - 71
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Copyright © 2007 Sage Publications 

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