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Sixth Annual Ethics Bowl

The Society for American Archaeology’s Committee on Ethics invites you to participate in: The Sixth Annual Ethics Bowl

Join us for this fun and festive debate-style competition, in which teams of students present ways of responding to hypothetical case studies that illustrate a range of ethical dilemmas. Every year, we line up prestigious judges and give out great prizes such as books, memberships, and field equipment!

Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to organize a team of 3-5 participants with a faculty advisor for the SAA’s 74th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information about the Ethics Bowl, contact: Dru McGill ( dremcgil@indiana.edu)

Congratulations to the past Ethics Bowl winners:

  • 2008 – University of California-Berkeley
  • 2007 - Brown University
  • 2006 - San Diego State University
  • 2005 - University of Arizona
  • 2004 - Indiana University/University of Nevada-Reno

We encourage you to include previous sets of Ethics Bowl cases as integral parts of your archaeology courses or activities. Case studies from previous years make wonderful tools for teaching or materials for team practice sessions in preparation for the actual Ethics Bowl!

Thank You to our 2008 Sponsors

  • Archaeological Institute of America
  • Australian Archaeological Association
  • Center for Desert Archaeology
  • International Journal of Cultural Property
  • Left Coast Press
  • Marshalltown Companyy
  • Register of Professional Archaeologists
  • Saving Antiquities for Everyone (SAFE)

Last Modified: Monday July 21 2008