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‘SAHRA APM Guidelines: Minimum podarskega razvoja, zlasti preko presoj vplivov na
Standards for the Archaeological and okolje (EIA). Nadalje prispevek poudarja pomen
Palaeontological Components of Impact regulacije in standardizacije prakse pogodbene
Assessment.’ arheologije v Namibiji. Zavzema se za vzpostavi-
tev in/ali potrditev operativnih smernic ter stan-
Summary dardnih operativnih postopkov (angl. standard
This paper explores the evolution of contract ar- operating procedure - SOP), da bi zagotovili do-
chaeology in Namibia, tracing its emergence as slednost, preglednost in etično ravnanje pri arhe-
a distinctive discipline within the broader field oloških projektih. Te smernice so ključne ne le za
of archaeology and heritage studies. It exam- varovanje arheoloških virov, temveč tudi za spod- History and Practice of Contract Archaeology in Namibia
ines how the development of contract archae- bujanje najboljših praks na področju upravljanja
ology was intricately linked to the political and kulturne dediščine v okviru trajnostnega razvoja.
economic landscapes of both pre- and post-in- S kritičnim pregledom zgodovinskih dokumen-
dependence Namibia. Specifically, the paper ar- tov in z analizo politik to raziskovanje prispeva k
gues that the rise of contract archaeology was poglobljenemu razumevanju, kako se je pogodbe-
symbiotically connected to the country’s polit- no arheološko delo v Namibiji razvijalo. Prispevek
ical agenda of economic development, particu- ponuja vpoglede v izzive in priložnosti, povezane z
larly through environmental impact assessments vključevanjem varovanja kulturne dediščine v širše
(EIAs). Furthermore, the paper underscores the razvojne agende.
importance of regulating and standardising the
practice of contract archaeology in Namibia. It
argues for the establishment of and/or approval
of operational guidelines and standard operating
procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency, trans-
parency, and ethical conduct across archaeologi-
cal projects. These guidelines are crucial not only
for safeguarding archaeological resources but also
for promoting best practices in cultural heritage
management within the framework of sustainable
development.
Through a critical review of historical docu-
ments and policy analyses, this research contrib-