Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification

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Program Information
	Program Description
	Records & Certification
	Certification Requirements
		Provisional Surveyor
		Certified Surveyor I
		Certified Surveyor II
		Speciality Surveyor I - Archaeology and Public Education
		Speciality Surveyor II - Designation of Properties to the State or National Registers
		Speciality Surveyor III - Rock Art Studies
		Certified Laboratory Trainee
		Certified Laboratory Technician
		Additional Laboratory Credit
		PAAC Scholar
Class Schedule
Local PAAC Coordinators
Summer Training Survey
Code of Ethics
Candidate Application (PDF)
Local PAAC Seminar Program
Class Descriptions with Course Outline, Bibliography & Glossary

Certified Surveyor I

Must be a certified Provisional Surveyor.
Attendance and completion of 3 courses. Each course will have a final exam. Minimal passing grade is 70%.
1. Prehistoric Lithic Description and Analysis
2. Prehistoric Ceramic Description and Analysis
3. Perishable Materials
Be a crew member on 2 surveys for a minimum total of 15 days field work in conjunction with, or for, a Board-approved archaeologist. Preferably, the two surveys will occur in two different environments, e.g. mountains and plains.
1. Survey time may be obtained through an approved CAS project, on the PAAC Summer Training Survey or as a volunteer for private, local, state or federal projects.
2. The participant must supply the State PAAC Coordinator with proof of survey experience, e.g. official signed time sheets or a letter from the supervising archaeologist specifying time spent surveying.