Additional Information

Format

Web page

Scope

Regional

Region

Ohio River Valley Region, US - Kentucky, Indiana

Language

English

Notes

The Code of Conduct for the FOAS is organized into six sections and gives credit to the Arkansas Archaeological Society's for this format.

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• 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

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate Preparation
• Anti-Commercialization
• Avoid, Discourage, and Report Unethical and Illegal Activity
• Burials and Human Remains
• Continuity of Records
• Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
• Dishonesty, Exaggeration, Fraud, Deceit, and/or Misrepresentation
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Ownership
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Professional Qualification
• 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