PAAC Participant Sign-Up

Complete this form to sign up for the Office of the State Archaeologist of Colorado's Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification & Public Archaeology Programming. You will be added to the email listserv and will recieve notifications about upcoming PAAC classes, workshops, field opportunities, and other related PAAC information. 

To learn more about PAAC, please visit HistoryColorado.org/PAAC.

As a participant in the Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification, I agree to:

1. Comply fully with all federal, state and local preservation laws and regulations.
2. Conduct field work including survey, recording, excavation, or collection and laboratory analysis only under the supervision of professional principal investigator(s) or project archaeologist(s), as defined by the Office of the State Archaeologist of Colorado. 
3. Carry out all PAAC activities in a courteous manner and with respect for federal, state, and private property. 
4. Refrain from engaging in, or assisting others in, any vandalism of or theft from a cultural resource.
5. Be sensitive to, and respect the concerns of, groups whose culture histories may be represented by archaeological resources.
6. Recognize that the unauthorized collection of cultural materials on public land is illegal and that all cultural materials found on private land are the property of the landowner. Encourage the title to those materials, if previously collected and removed from their original context, be transferred to a state-approved museum or repository. 
7. Any cultural resource data including, but not limited to, site location information, site descriptions, maps, and photographs recovered or obtained as part of participation in PAAC activities is the property of the Colorado State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) or land managing agency. All information about specific cultural resources is confidential and shall not be shared outside of PAAC and no location information or photographs of cultural resources will be posted on any platform, including online platforms, without prior approval of SHPO or the land managing agency. 

I recognize that all archaeological and historical materials are irreplaceable cultural resources. I will not misuse my participation in this program for personal gain to obtain access to sites, records, or artifacts. I realize that the value of archaeological sites and materials are in their context as well as content, which can never be regained if removed, altered, or destroyed. 

By clicking "Submit," you are affirming that agree to abide by the above PAAC Code of Ethics.