The Portrait of Professional Qualification Standards: Where Archaeologists Stand Regarding the Secretary of the Interior Standards

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This is an abstract from the "Transformations in Professional Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In August 2023, the SAA Government Affairs Committee sponsored the organization of a survey of archaeologists on the Secretary of the Interior Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation (SOIS). This was done in response to a post by the US Department of the Interior announcing their intent to review and update the SOIS. After analyzing the over 1,000 responses received to the survey using a rating system for prototype analysis to identify common themes, this presentation will highlight the key findings from the survey related to professional qualifications, both the opinions of the archaeologists on how the standards should change and the current landscape of which archaeologists are experiencing in the labor market, hiring practices, and education.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)   •
• Transformations in Professional Archaeology

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Abstract Id(s): 38487.0