Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification
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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
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Specialty Surveyor, Option III - Rock Art Studies

  1. Hours: independent work.

  2. Description: Write a report on some aspect of rock art, minimum ten pages.  Topics may include, but are not limited to Colorado rock art styles, regional rock art styles, recording techniques, dating techniques, rock art conservation, repair of vandalism, interpreting rock art, oral traditions about rock art, and presentation of original field work results.

  3. Prerequisites: Successfully complete the following survey courses

    1. Introduction to Archaeology, CAS and PAAC (Scholar)

    2. Basic Site Surveying Techniques (Provisional Surveyor)

    3. Colorado Archaeology (Provisional Surveyor)

    4. Rock Art Studies (Specialty Surveyor)

    5. Research Design and Report Writing (Certified Surveyor II).

  4. Requirements for certification:

    1. Write a short research design about your subject, submitted to the State PAAC Coordinator for approval.

    2. Submit final report to the PAAC Board for review.  Certification is granted upon approval of the Board.

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