ABSTRACT

The task of archaeologists is to study the material culture of the past to pass it on to current and future generations. Each object preserves a memory, deriving from its production, its use, its breaking and deposition. This memory can also be reactivated in the modern and contemporary world through trade, collecting and exhibition of various artefacts. In order to preserve and safeguard this memory, synonymous with past civilizations and as an example for present and future ones, contemporary archaeologists are called upon to study the most current trends in society in order to prevent illegal activities (such as clandestine excavations, forgeries, trafficking, theft, etc.) and to preserve the original idea of history and culture. Through a multidisciplinary approach (historical, archaeological, anthropological, legal), this contribution presents some activities undertaken by the Paduan archaeological school, focusing on the analysis of the phenomenon of falsification, its positive and negative implications, leading to a proposal for the definition of a new branch of archaeology at the service of contemporary society.

摘要

考古学家的任务是研究过去的物质文化，并将其传递给当代和后代。每个物体都保存着一段记忆，源于它的生产、使用、破坏和沉积。这种记忆也可以通过各种文物的贸易、收集和展览在现代和当代世界中被重新激活。为了保存和保护这种记忆，作为过去文明的代名词，并作为现在和未来文明的榜样，当代考古学家被要求研究社会的最新趋势，以防止非法活动（如秘密挖掘、伪造、贩卖、盗窃等）并保留历史和文化的原始观念。通过多学科方法（历史、考古、人类学、法律），