LA RECHERCHE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE AU QUÉBEC. QUELLE PLACE AU SOLEIL ?

Abstract

Quebec, like all Canadian provinces, has legislated for the protection of archaeological heritage. In so doing, it also guides archaeological research. How does the research fit into the current practice of archeology? Does the legislation allow for archaeological research to be conducted in such a way that citizens can benefit from the knowledge acquired? This overview of the various actors associated with archaeological research in Quebec exposes some rather alarming findings on knowledge production. Knowledge production is well and truly relegated to the background, after the protection of archaeological heritage. The purpose of heritage protection remains, therefore, ambiguous.