SAA News
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Feb 25, 2019
SAA Calls on BLM to End All Lease Sales in the Chaco Canyon Region
In a Feb. 15, 2019, letter to the Bureau of Land Management, SAA called on the BLM to halt all land lease sales in the BLM-Farmington Field Office area, which encompasses the increasingly threatened lands surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
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Feb 22, 2019
SAA Presents Grant and Research Proposal Writing for Archaeologists
March 5th's Online Seminar will give advice on how to produce successful grant proposals to funding agencies (e.g., NSF) and organizations (e.g., National Geographic). Bring your questions to ask during the Q&A portion of the seminar.
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Feb 08, 2019
SAA Releases Guidelines for Preparing Legacy Archaeological Collections for Curation
The guidelines provide an overview of tasks and considerations that are necessary prior to transferring collections to a repository.
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Feb 05, 2019
SAA Election Results
SAA is pleased to announce the results of its 2019 election.
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Feb 04, 2019
SAA Guidelines for Preparing Legacy Archaeological Collections for Curation (2019)
Realizing that preparing old collections for curation could easily become overwhelming—and potentially result in an abandoned collection—these guidelines were developed to help navigate the process.
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Jan 18, 2019
New Titles Added to The SAA Press Archive
Four new titles have been added to The SAA Press Archive and are available for members to download.
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Jan 17, 2019
Society for American Archaeology Calls on Senate to End Government Shutdown
The ongoing US government shutdown is placing the nation's cultural heritage at severe risk of degradation and destruction.
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Jan 17, 2019
Extension for SAA Members Impacted by the US Government Shutdown
SAA is offering a renewal extension to members who plan to participate in the 84th Annual Meeting and who are impacted by the federal government shutdown.
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Dec 20, 2018
Society for American Archaeology Announces New Grant to Fund Precolumbian Archaeological Research
A generous new grant program administered by SAA will fund Latin American archaeological projects that show promise for significant contributions to understanding precolumbian Latin American indigenous cultures.
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Nov 28, 2018
Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for Archaeology in the US
A majority of Americans overwhelmingly value the work of archaeologists, according to a recent poll released by the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) and Ipsos.
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Oct 11, 2018
Society for American Archaeology Condemns European Auctions of Native American Cultural Heritage
The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) condemns the continued auction of objects of Native American cultural heritage by EVE (Estimations Ventes aux Enchères).
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Sep 05, 2018
Task Force on Revisions of the SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics: Stage One (2018)
SAA Board of Directors established a task force to author process recommendations by which the Principles of Archaeological Ethics will be updated. In November 2018, the Board received this report on revisions of the SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics and authorized a second task force to solicit input from varied and diverse audiences.
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Aug 07, 2018
Oona Schmid Named New Executive Director of the Society for American Archaeology
The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) announced today that it has appointed Oona Schmid, CAE, as its new Executive Director.
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Aug 01, 2018
SAA Statement on Collaboration with Responsible and Responsive Stewards of the Past (2018)
With this document, the SAA encourages collaboration between archaeologists and “responsible and responsive stewards” (RRS) in ways that do not conflict with the professional ethical principles and codes that archaeologists have pledged to uphold. This position statement gives five recommendations for promoting collaboration between archaeologists and RRS of the past.
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Jun 21, 2018
SAA Statement on the Proposed Changes to AP World History Revisions (2018)
SAA expresses concerns to the College Board about the proposed changes to the AP World History exam.
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May 03, 2018
SAA Statement on the Participation of BLM Archaeologists at the 83th Annual Meeting (2018)
SAA's President, Susan Chandler, responds to the of Bureau of Land Management denying archaeologists permission to participate in the 83th SAA Annual Meeting.
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Jan 29, 2018
SAA Minimum Qualifications and Experience for Rock Art Principal Investigators Guidelines (2018)
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Nov 01, 2015
SAA Statement on Sexual Harassment and Violence (2015)
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Apr 26, 2006
SAA Statement on Diversity (2006)
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Jan 01, 1995
SAA Teaching Archaeology Guidelines (1995)