Additional Information

Format

Web page

Scope

State or Province (US and Canada)

Region

Virginia

Language

English

Notes

The Achaeological Society of Virginia provides a Code of Ethics and Standards of Performance on its website. The Standards are organized into six sections outlining appropriate research conduct, and the Code of Ethics is organized into three areas of responsibility: the member and the archaeological resource base, the member and the public, and the member and his/her peers.

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Integrity of Research Methodology
• Maintaining Continuity of Records
• Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation
• Specimen and Research Record Storage

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 2: Responsibility for the conservation of the historic environment
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
• Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch
• Principle 5: Recognition of aspirations of employees, colleagues and helpers in all matters of employment

Keywords & Terms

• Academic Integrity and/or Plagiarism
• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Adequate Preparation
• Avoid, Discourage, and Report Unethical and Illegal Activity
• Continuity of Records
• Dishonesty, Exaggeration, Fraud, Deceit, and/or Misrepresentation
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Permissions
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Professional Qualification
• Professional Relationships and Communication
• Promotion of Archaeological Research/Archaeology as Scientific Discipline
• Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
• Stewardship
• Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records
• UNESCO