Bibliographic Information
Title
Code of Ethics
Organization
Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists
Full Date(s) of Adoption and/or Amendment
Adopted October 1978; Amended March 1997
Web Address (URL)
http://coloradoarchaeologists.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ETHICS.pdf
Additional Information
Format
Scope
State or Province (US and Canada)
Region
Colorado
Language
English
Notes
This document includes the CCPA's Code of Ethics, Standards of Research Performance, and Organizational Standards. The Code of Ethics addresses the CCPA member's Responsibility to the Public, his/her Colleagues, and to Employers and Clients. The Standards of Research Performance and Organizational Standards follow and include guidelines on professional standards, qualifications, and facilities.
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 Employers and Clients
- 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
- Accountability
- Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
- Adequate Preparation
- Anti-Commercialization
- Avoid, Discourage, and Report Unethical and Illegal Activity
- Confidentiality
- Conservation
- Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
- Continuity of Records
- Dishonesty, Exaggeration, Fraud, Deceit, and/or Misrepresentation
- Employer/Client Relationships
- Funding, Employment, and/or Compensation for Work
- Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
- Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
- Intellectual Property
- Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
- Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
- Preservation of Archaeological Resources
- Professional Qualification
- Professional Relationships and Communication
- Professional Standards
- Promotion of Archaeological Research/Archaeology as Scientific Discipline
- Protection and Non-Disclosure of Archaeological Sites
- Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
- Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
- Standards of Training and Student/Teacher Responsibilities
- Stewardship
- Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records
- UNESCO