Bibliographic Information
Resource Title
Archaeology Law and Ethics (SAA)
Parent Organization
Society for American Archaeology
Web Address (URL)
https://www.saa.org/about-archaeology/archaeology-law-ethics
Notes
The SAA provides resources on and explanations of topics including metal detecting, national and state laws, ethics, international issues, and advocacy organizations.
Taxonomies
RPA Codes & Standards
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
CIfA Codes
- Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
- Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch
Keywords & Terms
- Anti-Commercialization
- Armed Conflict and Violence
- Avoid, Discourage, and Report Unethical and Illegal Activity
- General Archaeological Ethics
- International Law
- Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
- Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
- Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
- Preservation of Archaeological Resources
- Professional Standards
- Promotion of Archaeological Research/Archaeology as Scientific Discipline
- Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
- Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
Topics & Issues
- Antiquities Act
- Antiquities Trade
- Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
- Destruction of Cultural Heritage
- Ethical Case Studies
- Ethical Dilemmas
- Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
- Heritage Management
- Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
- Legal Issues
- Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
- Metal Detecting
- NAGPRA, Repatriation, and Indigenous Rights
- National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
- National Register of Historic Places
- Professionalism and Professional Standards
- Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
- Public Lands and National Monuments, Parks, and Historic Places
- Section 106
- Television Shows, Looting, and Ethics