Additional Information

Format

Web page

Scope

International

Region

International Scholars working on Near East studies

Language

English

Notes

ASOR provides a Policy on Professional Conduct that outline professional and ethical standards for its membership. The Policy outlines four areas of ethical responsibility: 1) Education and Training; 2) Stewardship; 3) Discovery; and 4) Dissemination of Knowledge, which also includes policy guidelines for Programs and Publications regarding artifacts that lack provenance or have moved through illicit channels of trade.

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 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

• Academic Integrity and/or Plagiarism
• Accountability
• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Anti-Commercialization
• Armed Conflict and Violence
• Avoid, Discourage, and Report Unethical and Illegal Activity
• Conservation
• Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
• Dishonesty, Exaggeration, Fraud, Deceit, and/or Misrepresentation
• Environmental Impact and Issues
• Equity and Representation; Discrimination and Harassment
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• International Law
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
• Open Access
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Professional Qualification
• Professional Standards
• Promotion of Archaeological Research/Archaeology as Scientific Discipline
• Protection and Non-Disclosure of Archaeological Sites
• Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
• 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
• Transparency
• UNESCO
• Workplace Safety Standards