Dr. Patricia McAnany testifies on behalf of SAA in support of bilateral agreement with Belize
November 16, 2011
SAA sends letter in opposition to Massachusetts bill that would weaken protection for cultural resources
November 10, 2011
SAA testimony in support of H.R. 2621, the Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act
November 3, 2011
SAA, preservation groups send letter to House in opposition to Oak Flats land exchange bill
October 24, 2011
SAA responds to Florida Governor Scott's remarks regarding education in anthropology
October 14, 2011
SAA expresses concern about proposed layoffs at the New York State Museum
July 7, 2011
SAA comments on Utah Antiquities Office firings
June 27, 2011
SAA submits comments on ACHP Section 106 regulatory review
June 23, 2011
SAA comments on new Apache Leap legislation
June 14, 2011
SAA submits comments on NPS Information Collection Request
May 31, 2011
SAA submits comments on U.S. Forest Service's proposed land management planning rule
May 16, 2011
SAA sends letter in opposition to proposed change in Alabama underwater cultural resources law
April 25, 2011
SAA submits comments on Bureau of Land Management's draft Solar Energy PEIS
April 13, 2011
SAA and other archaeological and cultural resource protection groups urge international authorities to provide greater protection for threatened Egyptian artifacts.
March 22, 2011
SAA comments on NPS draft Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (PDF)
December 14, 2007
SAA comments on latest draft of ACHP "Policy Statement Regarding Treatment of Burial Sites, Human Remains and Funerary Objects" (PDF)
January 26, 2007
Dr. Cook Testimony Before Cultural Property Advisory Committee (PDF)
February 1, 2007
SAA Comments on Preserve America Summit Reports (PDF)
January 17, 2007
U.S. begins process for nominating areas to World Heritage List
October 18, 2006
House Committee Passes Legislation Amending National Historic Preservation Act (PDF)
July 26, 2006
SAA Comments on ACHP Draft Burial Policy (PDF)
June 26, 2006
Experts Sought for Preserve America Summit (PDF)
May 31, 2006
SAA letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (PDF)
May 18, 2006
ACHP Requests Comment Draft Revised Burial Policy
Apr 19, 2006
SAA Letter in Opposition to Utah Legislation (PDF)
Feb 2, 2006
SAA Comments on Development of Regulations for the Disposition of Unclaimed Cultural Items Under NAGPRA (PDF)
Nov 30, 2005
SAA Comments on ACHP Task Force on Archaeology's Working Principles for Revision of the 1988 Human Remains Policy (PDF)
Nov 2, 2005
SAA NAGPRA Hearing Testimony (PDF)
July 28, 2005
Update on the ACHP Task Force on Archaeology (PDF)
July 20, 2005
SAA's NHPA Amendments Testimony (PDF)
April 20, 2005
NHPA Amendments Alert
April 20, 2005
Bruhns and Amaroli Testimony Before the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (PDF)
December 2, 2004
Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH) Background on Teotihuacan Project (PowerPoint)
Text of Teotihuacan Project en Español
November 15, 2004
Drennan testimony before the Cultural Property Advisory Committee
September 9, 2004
SAA Response to AIRFA Hearing Testimony (PDF)
July 30, 2004
SAA testimony at Senate AIRFA hearing (PDF)
July 14, 2004
SAA letter to ACHP archaeology task force (PDF)
July 9, 2004
Ninth Circuit Declines Appeal on Kennewick Decision
April 19, 2004
The Society for American Archaeology adopts formal standards for use in ARPA cases
December 22, 2003
Supreme Court Upholds Monuments Designations
October 7, 2003
SAA Testimony on Competitive Sourcing
July 24, 2003
Letter to the President on Iraq
April 16, 2003
SAA letter to the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska
March 27, 2003
Department of Defense response to SAA letter
March 18, 2003
SAA letter to Secretary of Defense on protection of antiquities in Iraq
February 27, 2003
SAA testimony on Native American Sacred Lands Act
September 25, 2002
SAA testimony on Martin's Cove Land Transfer Act
May 4, 2002
SAA testimony before U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee
April 15, 2002
SAA Comments to U.S. Sentencing Commission in support of proposed amendments to Sentencing Guidelines to protect cultural heritage resources
January 31, 2002
SAA Delivers Testimony before Department of State Cultural Property Advisory Committee Supporting Import Restrictions on Honduran Pre-Columbian Archaeological Material
January 25, 2002
SAA Delivers Testimony before Department of State Cultural Property Advisory Committee Supporting Extending Import Restrictions on Canadian Archaeological and Ethnographic Material (PDF)
SAA Delivers Testimony before Department of State Cultural Property Advisory Committee Supporting Extending Import Restrictions on Peruvian Archaeological and Ethnographic Material (PDF)
SAA Comments to U.S. State Department regarding Peruvian Government's Request to Extend Current Import Restrictions on Peruvian Archaeological and Ethnographic Material (PDF)
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education Under Attack
Letter from the SAA president to the Smithsonian Institution regarding advertising the sale of antiquities in The Smithsonian Magazine (PDF)
Letter from the SAA president to Amazon.com regarding the sale of archaeological materials
SAA testifies before Senate Indian Affairs Committee on NAGPRA oversight. Click here to read the oversight hearing (PDF)
SAA comments on the Bureau of Land Management's Draft Planning Guidance (PDF)
SAA Comment Letter to the Senate Finance Committee on S.1696—Cultural Property Procedural Reform Act (PDF)
Goverment affairs Program Status Report
SAA Comment Letter to U.S. Forest Service regarding proposed rule for its Resource Management Plan (PDF)
February 2, 2000