Additional Information

Course Number

ANG 5001/5080/4820

Course Level

Course Description

Instruction in archaeological field survey techniques for the identification, location, and documentation of both terrestrial and submerged cultural resources. Subjects include research methodologies, cultural resource management process and regulations, ethical concerns relating to archaeological sites, remote sensing methodologies, magnetometer and sonar applications in maritime archaeology, collection of archaeological and environmental data, use of mapping and surveying equipment, field survey strategies and research design, fundamentals of data collection and recording, FMSF survey forms, report writing and production.

Syllabus Available

No

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Integrity of Research Methodology
• Maintaining Continuity of Records
• Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation

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 and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Adequate Preparation
• Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
• General Archaeological Ethics
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• International Law
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Professional Qualification
• Professional Standards
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis

Topics & Issues

• Applied Archaeology
• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
• Environmental Issues, Impacts, and Regulations
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
• Metal Detecting
• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
• Politics and Archaeology
• Professional Development
• Professionalism and Professional Standards
• Section 106
• Underwater Archaeology