The SAA Releases Statement on Climate Change and Cultural Heritage

, and public resources such as press releases and digital materials on climate change impacts, of climate change, the SAA’s Committee on Climate Change Strategies and Archaeological Resources has, linkages to cultural heritage resources that inform community identity, economy, sense of place, of short- and long-term climate change. Cultural resources and their associated cultural value, that climate change poses to cultural heritage, including archaeological resources.Archaeologists should

For Members, By Members

and Archaeological Practice ResourcesView the compiled Resources for Equity and Archaeological Practice.Use this form to share equity and archaeological practice resources & recommendations, practices, and the sharing of resources has become even more important to how we learn. SAA’s goal is to connect our members, and the public, with resources they can use to teach and learn remotely. Use this form to share educational resources & recommendations with peers.View the compiled

Archaeology Education Portals

for Grades PreK-13+.Social Studies ResourcesTeaching resources from the Smithsonian's National Museum, for additional archaeology education resources.Archaeological Institute of AmericaLesson plans, and facilitates the study and public understanding of archaeological heritage” with informal educational, workshops and educational resources. Project Archaeology workshops are conducted by facilitators, . THEN provides an annotated bibliography of heritage education resources, currently with more than

Teaching Archaeology Guidelines

of a nation's cultural, or heritage, resources.Archaeological, ethnographic, and historical resources add, by cultural resourcesCultural resources provide a perspective on our own time and place, special educational value, SAA formed the Public Education Committee in 1990 to address issues of public awareness and education. In 1995, the committee published Archaeology in the Classroom, , members of the public often have inaccurate ideas about what archaeologists do and the populations

Archaeology Outreach Skills & Strategies

information and resources to the public. The National Park Service in cooperation with the Center, or field, there are best practices for including and engaging the public in archaeology. Public, , and audience. Doing public archaeology is not just about slides with less jargon or the proper booklet for a site tour. Below are some tried and true resources and techniques for bringing archaeology to the public.Professional DevelopmentSources on Public Archaeology [PDF 189 KB]This bibliography

Austin Public Archaeology Day

Austin Public Archaeology Day, Austin Public Archaeology Day has been cancelled. For more information, please read, for a celebration of archaeology! Austin Public Archaeology Day will run from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2020 during the SAA Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. All members of the public, , and fun educational resources.This event is free and does not require a meeting registration, below. Public Archaeology Day is supported by the generous donors of the SAA's Public Education

Resources for Safe Work Culture

Resources for Safe Work Culture, SEARCH Training ResourcesReporting, a list of resources and references for building a safe and inclusive work culture. The resources and references below stem from that list.Training ResourcesSAA Background and Resource Guide, Intervention Tips [PDF 23 KB].Step Up! Bystander Intervention ProgramA collection of resources, intervention include discrimination and sexual assault.Safe Zone ProjectOnline resources for LGBTQ

SAA 2022 Public Archaeology Day

SAA 2022 Public Archaeology Day, MuseumAdditional ResourcesExploring Archaeology in Illinois: A PDF [528 KB] of resources for getting involved, Join SAA for a celebration of archaeology! Public Archaeology Day will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 during the SAA 87th Annual Meeting in Chicago. All members of the public are invited, , please contact public_edu@saa.org. SAA's Public Archaeology Day is made possible through donations to the Public Education Endowment Fund.Help spread the word with the graphics below or a PDF

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: hoopes@ku.edu Teresa Pinter [Public Education] email: tpinter@acstempe.com Jamie Brandon, ) characterizing cultural resource man- agement (CRM) as Òa component of public and applied archaeology.Ó, resources.Ó Firm F, sharing WellsÕ simplistic assumption about what ÒCRMÓ is, subcontracts with Public Archaeology United (PAU) to do its CRM study. PAU Þnds all the archaeo- logical sites, of Project AÓÑand abstracts it as its EIAÕs Òcultural resourcesÓ section. F also, we should note

What is Public Archaeology

What is Public Archaeology, started using the term "public archaeology," it referred to archaeological projects funded by the public. Later, it took on meanings that included activities that engage the public in archaeology, archaeologists engage with communities, goes far beyond this. Public archaeologists investigate the outcomes of the various innovative ways we can engage the public in archaeological research as an audience, as clients, and as equal partners.There are different areas of specialization within public

Teaching Archaeology Sampler

Culture History Public Education Committee The Multidisciplinary Science of Archaeology Avery Island: Archaeology and Geology in Louisiana Stewardship of Cultural Resources Archaeology: A Conservation, for American Archaeology 3 Introduction Since 1990, the Public Education Committee of the Society, education into the classroom. We often receive requests for teaching resources, background, of the Public Education Committee are eager to help teachers teach the meaning and the methods

Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) are both process-based requirements. This means that they can be open to interpretation and must follow a process to show that programs and projects have done their due diligence to consider potential impacts to the environment and the public. Archaeologists and cultural resource managers who work to support government agencies often prepare NEPA documents, cultural resources reports, development

Story Maps for Public Archaeology

Story Maps for Public Archaeology, Story Maps are an excellent resource for engaging the public with archaeology and heritage education. They can be used to communicate the results of archaeological research, and provide a medium for telling the stories of underserved populations. Story Maps can also be used at low cost for non-profit or educational purposes, allowing organizations with scarce resources to create their own stories on an easily-accessible platform

SAA 2020 Online Archaeology Week Round-Up

in the public event in Austin. Discover those resources below.Archaeological Tea-construction, Due to the cancellation of SAA’s Austin Public Archaeology Day, we celebrated public archaeology online the week of April 27-May 3! SAA social media accounts posted videos and resources, , and other public archaeology events or activities, collected here by the Archaeology Education, organizations.Archaeology Short Takes: the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) promotes the conservation

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 18 The SAA Archaeological Record ¥ March 2005 The public meaning of archaeology and the roles, of national, ethnic, and community identity. Archaeol- ogy presented and discussed in public places has, , and education in our nationÕs public parks and historical sites. The articles discuss the public meaning, communities. Federal agencies have a mandate for public outreach about archaeology in the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. In her article, Barbara Little describes the Òshared competencyÓ

Mission & Goals

by promoting research, stewardship of archaeological resources, public and professional education, and the dissemination of knowledge. To serve the public interest, SAA seeks the widest possible engagement, research and disseminates archaeological knowledge to the professional community and to the public, in the legislative and public policy arenas.SAA provides an effective and flexible structure for the Society's

REVISED_DRAFT_GAOA_TESTIMONY

, the fact is that there are not enough cultural resources professionals in either the public or private, will place even greater pressure on the already-overburdened cultural resources sector, both public, Outdoors Act Before the Subcommittee on National Parks Senate Energy and Natural Resources, related to the GAOA—and other statutes—that will have a major impact on heritage resources, Resources Protection Act (ARPA), and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA

CRM in Latin America

This course will be presented in Spanish. Cultural resources management (CRM) around the world emerged within a context of economic growth. Infrastructure development, its main instrument, poses great risk to the preservation of heritage resources. CRM is a thriving industry contributing strongly to a country’s economy, while preserving heritage resources in the context of complex public, being invited to Latin America to invest and exploit natural and cultural resources, archaeologists

Centers of Public Archaeology

Centers of Public Archaeology, have an ethical obligation to include the public in their work, these organizations aim to improve society's relationship with archaeological resources through dedicated study of public dialogue, and public understanding of archaeological heritage” with informal educational programs, hands-on learning, professional development, and community events.The Center for Public Archaeology at Hofstra UniversityThe Center for Public Archaeology works with Hofstra students and the greater community

Cultural Resources Sign-on Letter re BLM reorganization11.25.19.FINAL

Cultural Resources Sign-on Letter re BLM reorganization11.25.19.FINAL, to steward cultural resources on public lands for the benefit of all Americans. In addition, Representative, , and paleontological resources on public lands, the cultural resources program also coordinates and consults, Conservancy American Cultural Resources Association / Archaeology Southwest National Association, committed to preserving our nation’s heritage and protecting cultural resources, we are profoundly, to halt actions that would diminish management of cultural resources. In testimony before the House