Additional Information

Course Number

ANTH 3743

Course Level

Course Description

Principles and methods regarding acquisition, documentation, conservation and accessibility of collections. Law, registration methods, computerization, policy, development, ethics and preventive conservation are also discussed.

Syllabus Available

No

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Maintaining Continuity of Records

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• 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

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Adequate Preparation
• Conservation
• Continuity of Records
• General Archaeological Ethics
• International Law
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
• Ownership
• Permissions
• Professional Standards
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
• Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Conservation and Ethics
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
• Museum and Display Ethics