Bibliographic Information
Title
The OAS Statement of Ethical Principles
Organization
Ontario Archaeological Society
Full Date(s) of Adoption and/or Amendment
Adopted March 2003; Amended November 18, 2017
Web Address (URL)
Additional Information
Format
Web page
Scope
State or Province (US and Canada)
Region
Ontario
Language
English
Notes
The OAS Statement of Ethical Principles begins with a brief statement and is organized into ten principles that guide member practice.
Taxonomies
RPA Codes & Standards
- 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
- 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
Keywords & Terms
- Academic Integrity and/or Plagiarism
- Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
- Anti-Commercialization
- Burials and Human Remains
- Consultation/Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
- Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
- Dishonesty, Exaggeration, Fraud, Deceit, and/or Misrepresentation
- Indigenous, Tribal, Aboriginal Rights
- Intellectual Property
- International Law
- Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
- Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
- Promotion of Archaeological Research/Archaeology as Scientific Discipline
- Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
- Stewardship
- Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records