Colorado Rock Art Association
Membership Benefits
Attendance on field trips and project opportunities
Discount Price for our Annual Symposium
Access to professional and amateur archaeologists
Newsletter and email bulletin (if you change your email please let us know!)
Members are encouraged to renew their dues at the annual symposium
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Colorado Rock Art Association Code of Ethics
1. Members will comply with all local, state, and federal antiquities laws as well as any rules and regulations of the Colorado Rock Art Association and the Colorado Archaeological Society (CAS).
2. All rock art recording shall be non-destructive with regard to the rock art and the site in general.
3. No archaeological collecting or excavation shall be done unless as part of a legally constituted archaeological project and according to Colorado Archaeological Society regulations.
4. No use of the names Colorado Rock Art Association and Colorado Archaeological Society will be allowed unless in conjunction with approved CRAA or CAS projects or activities. Members may use the names for purposes of identification but no project or activity shall be represented as having CRAA or CAS sponsorship without express authorization of their Executive Committees.
Colorado Archaeology Society Code of Ethics
The Society expects that:
1. Members will uphold State and Federal antiquity laws.
2. Members will only excavate archaeological sites using professionally accepted procedures developed in consultation with a professional archaeologist and with the written permission of the landowner. The investigator has the responsibility for publication of the result of his/ her investigation and for making the collection available for further scientific study.
3. Members will report archaeological sites to the Office of the State Archaeologist on State Survey forms. Materials noted on the surface of site shall be cataloged and described in the site survey report and they will only be collected if a Collection Permit is in place. Collected materials should be deposited with the State Archaeologist's Office or other responsible repository and made available for scientific study. 4. Members will not support illegal or unscientifically conducted activities by participating in or condoning the sale, exchange or purchase of artifacts obtained from such sites.
5. Members who exhibit artifacts will do so in an educational context. Items from burials and objects considered sacred will not be exhibited.
6. Members will cooperate with the State Archaeologist and other persons and agencies concerned with archaeology and related fields.
7. Members will respect the dignity of groups whose cultural histories is the subject of archaeological investigation.
8. Members will not participate in conduct involving dishonesty, deceit or misrepresentation about archeological matters.
