1. Correspondence with NAGPRA Review Committee regarding the committee's consideration of unaffiliated and unclaimed remains and cultural items (1995).
    • SAA letter to Tessie Naranjo, chair (February 10, 1995). (PDF) 
  2. Draft Recommendations Regarding the Disposition of Culturally Unidentifiable Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects. Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 118, pp. 32163-32165 (1995).
    • NPS memorandum with initial draft (May 16, 1995). (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
    • Published Federal Register notice (June 20, 1995). (PDF)
    • SAA comments (September 26, 1995). (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Tessie Naranjo, chair, NAGPRA Review Committee (September 26, 1995). (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Francis P. McManamon, National Park Service (September 26, 1995). (PDF) 
  3. Draft Recommendations Regarding the Disposition of Culturally Unidentifiable Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects.Federal Register, Vol. 61, No. 162, pp. 43071-43073 (1996).
    • Published Federal Register notice (August 20, 1996). (PDF)
    • SAA comments (October 9, 1996). (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Tessie Naranjo, chair, NAGPRA Review Committee (October 9, 1996). (PDF) 
  4. Correspondence with NAGPRA Review Committee regarding recommendations on culturally unidentifiable human remains (1997).
    • Tessie Naranjo letter to AAM et al. (February 12, 1997). (PDF)
    • SAA response to Naranjo letter of February 12, 1997 (February 17, 1997). (PDF)
    • Naranjo response to SAA letter of February 17, 1997 (March 13, 1997). (PDF) 
  5. Notice of Draft Principles of Agreement Regarding the Disposition of Culturally Unidentifiable Human Remains. Federal Register, Vol. 64, No. 145, pp. 41135-41136. (1999).
    • Published Federal Register notice (July 29, 1999). (PDF)
    • AAPA comments (August 11, 1999). (PDF)
    • SAA comments (August 30, 1999). (PDF)
    • Final recommendations (June 8, 2000). (PDF) 
  6. Public comment regarding the development of NAGPRA regulations on the disposition of unclaimed human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony (43 CFR 10.7), delivered at the NAGPRA Review Committee meeting in Washington, DC (April 19-20, 2007).
    • SAA comments (April 20, 2007). (PDF)
  7. Department of Interior announces new Repatriation Review Committee members (April 28, 2011). (PDF)
  8. Secretary of Interior announces new members of NAGPRA Review Committee (November 9, 2015). (PDF)
  9. SAA letter to National NAGPRA manager on Review Committee meeting process (January 20, 2016). (PDF)
  10. SAA letter to National NAGPRA manager on Repatriation Review Committee issues (February 2, 2016). (PDF)
  11. SAA letter to National NAGPRA manager on DFO issues and Review Committee (September 12, 2016). (PDF)
  12. SAA nominates Dr. Vin Steponaitis to the Smithsonian Institution's Native American Repatriation Review Committee (February 4, 2016). (PDF)
  13. SAA letter to National NAGPRA Program on March 2017 meeting (October 11, 2017). (PDF)
  14. SAA letter to Secretary Zinke requesting reinstatement of National NAGPRA Review Committee (October 12, 2017). (PDF)
  15. SAA letter to National NAGPRA manager on Review Committee matters (December 7, 2017). (PDF)
  16. SAA nominates two to the National NAGPRA Review Committee (May 30, 2018). (PDF)
  17. SAA letter to National NAGPRA manager on further Review Committee issues (August 15, 2019). (PDF)
  18. SAA, AAA, AIA nominate three to National NAGPRA Review Committee (August 28, 2019). (PDF)
  19. SAA nominates McManamon, Raff to National NAGPRA Review Committee (June 9, 2022). (PDF)

Archaeologists Share What they Do

The Archiving the Archaeologists series is an oral history project of video interviews of archaeologists near retirement or already retired. Listen to real archaeologists reflect on their careers, how and why they became archaeologists, and their contributions to the discipline on the SAA YouTube channel.

Is the Past in Your Future?

Aimed at high school students, the Is the Past in Your Future?  [PDF 1.1 MB] brochure from the SAA provides brief information about a career in archaeology.

The National Historic Preservation Act

The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 is a federal law that protects archaeological resources in the United States. The What is the NPHA? [PDF 1.3 MB] fact-sheet from SAA helps explain the NHPA. It includes common misconceptions about the law and explains the Section 106 review process, which is particularly important to historic preservation.

Be an Archaeology Education Coordinator

If you are an SAA member interested in serving as your area's Archaeology Education Coordinator, please contact [email protected].

SAA Education and Outreach Awards

SAA gives out several archaeology education and outreach-related awards each year: the Distinguished Achievement in Public Archaeology Award, the Excellence in Public Archaeology Programming Award, the Outstanding Public Archaeology Initiative Award, the Binford Family Award for Teaching Scientific Reasoning in Archaeology, the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology Award for Archaeology And Education. Learn more about these awards, nominate a worthy individual or project, and view the past honorees!


Archaeology Education Newsletter Archive
1990-Present

SAA's archaeology education newsletter started as the Public Education Committee's print newsletter Archaeology & Public Education (A&PE). Running from 1990 to 1998, it featured news, events, and K-12 lesson plans aimed at expanding awareness of archaeology and heritage issues. It switched to a web format from 2000 to 2004. After a hiatus, it returned as Public Archaeology Notes (PAN) in 2016, managed by SAA's Archaeology Education Coordinators as a way to share news across regions.

Educational Videos

Looking for video content for your classroom? The SAA YouTube channel has short informational videos on a wide variety of topics, long-form interviews with archaeologists, and publicly-available online seminars.

State Archaeology Celebration Poster Contest

Does your state have an annual archaeology celebration? Submit a poster to the SAA State Archaeology Celebration Poster Contest! Learn more about the award and the submissions process.

SAA Committee on Repatriation

The Committee on Repatriation tracks national legislation, testifies at hearings when necessary, and represents SAA in discussions and negotiations on repatriation issues.

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Join to lend your voice and your numbers to our efforts to ensure the archaeological record will exist for future generations.


Race, Inequality, and Decolonization

Please visit a selection of items on topics of race, inequality, and decolonization from The SAA Archaeological Record, Advances in Archaeological Practice, American Antiquity, and Latin American Antiquity.


Online Learning Archive

SAA members, log into the Member Center to access 30+ hours of free continuing education recordings. This is an exclusive member benefit.

Publicly-Available Recordings

Everyone can enjoy and learn from these events. See SAA's Continuing Education playlist on YouTube for publicly-available recordings of past lectures.

Have a Request?

The seminars we offer on-demand will change over time. If there is a past online seminar recording you'd like to view, please let us know at [email protected]. We can't guarantee that we can meet your request, but your input will help us make decisions about what to offer next.

Download the SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics

In 1996, the SAA Executive Board adopted its Principles of Archaeological Ethics, and in 2016, membership voted to add a Principle No. 9. In 2018, the SAA Board created a series of task forces which culminated in a 2024 update to the Principles, which were adopted overwhelmingly by members on the January 2024 ballot. Download the most current SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics [PDF 183 KB] to print or use for classrooms or training.