Additional Information

Format

Web page

Scope

National

Region

US

Language

English

Notes

The RPA provides a Code of Conduct and Standards of Research Performance for research archaeologists. The Code of Conduct is organized into three sections: The Archaeologists Responsibility to the Public; the Archaeologists Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students; and the Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients. The Standards of Research Performance are organized into the following seven sections: 1) Adequate Preparation for Research Projects; 2) Integrity of Research Methodology; 3) Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation; 4) Maintaining Continuity of Records; 5) Specimen and Research Record Storage; and 6) Appropriate Dissemination of Research. Many state and national societies adhere to the RPA Codes and Standards (see website for list).

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
• Conflicts of Interest
• Conservation
• 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
• International Law
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Ownership
• Permissions
• 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
• Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records
• UNESCO