Varner, Elizabeth;
(2024)
State Consent Continuum: A study of the legal and administrative context surrounding removal of Egyptian antiquities from 1790-1950.
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
Abstract
This effort will provide a new understanding of what constituted consent to remove archaeological collections in Egypt in the eighteenth through twentieth century and to what extent that consent was freely given from Egypt. This thesis analyzes the relationship between legal restrictions impacting Egyptian archaeological material; administrative processes for generating, selling, and exporting Egyptian archaeological material; and how archaeological material was obtained in practice. These themes are examined through six case studies divided into five parts that are demarcated by key geopolitical transitions. The key sections, and geopolitical transitions, are invasion, empire and influence, occupation, protectorate, and restricted independence. The proposed research aims to answer the following questions: 1. Does a removal that comports with the laws, policies, and procedures in effect at the time of removal, including issuance of permits and export certificates, mean the state consented if the laws were influenced by outside pressure? 2. Can an analysis of the removal processes be used to map a consent spectrum for removal of archaeological material? 3. How can the analysis of removal factors, in relation to consent, inform the development of future policies and laws and repatriation claim negotiations? My research will provide new insights into the repatriation debate and collecting practices and result in a more comprehensive understanding about what past collections are appropriate for retention and return as well as what future objects and specimens are appropriate for collecting. Additionally, it will improve the definition of what constitutes consent in the context of archaeological collecting and inform foreign and domestic laws, museum policies, and ethics relating to current and future archaeological collections. This project has the potential to enhance international relations and create a basis for further research in other regions and time periods.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Ph.D |
| Title: | State Consent Continuum: A study of the legal and administrative context surrounding removal of Egyptian antiquities from 1790-1950 |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193401 |
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