ABSTRACT Archaeological fieldwork is no longer what it used to be. Over the last decades, archaeologists have begun to “study up”. Approaching regional, national, and international heritage regimes, they have empirically scrutinized how institutions and people in positions of influence shape what will count as “our common past” tomorrow. This has paved the way for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of contemporary heritage governance. It has also meant stepping onto a minefield of ethical and methodological challenges that archaeologists are often unprepared for. In this article, we address some of the points and pitfalls of investigating international heritage regimes, starting from our own experiences studying UNESCO and the EU and putting them in conversation with the experiences of other scholars studying up. By reflecting on the reasons for studying up, and discussing the hands-on challenges of access, anonymity, and research reception, we aim to promote a stronger and more transparent tradition of studying up in archaeology.

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如何（不）“研究”：研究国际遗产制度时的要点和陷阱

摘要考古野外工作已不再是过去。在过去的几十年中，考古学家已经开始“研究”。在接近区域，国家和国际遗产制度时，他们从经验上审查了具有影响力的机构和人员如何塑造明天将被视为“我们共同的过去”的事物。这为对当代遗产管理的更深入，更细微的了解铺平了道路。这也意味着踏上一个考古学家通常不准备应对的道德和方法挑战的雷区。在本文中，我们从研究联合国教科文组织和欧盟的经验开始，并与其他学者的研究对话，探讨了研究国际遗产制度的一些要点和陷阱。