[OR_Archaeology] Draft SAA task force on relationships between collectors and professionals

[POULEY John * OPRD]

Hello all--
This is a request for your input on a Society for American Archaeology draft statement related to relationships between professional archaeologists and collectors.

Last February, I joined a Task Force created by the SAA--- to come up with an official  statement that would promote broader interaction between professionals and artifact collectors.   I'm writing you now to see if you would take a few minutes--or longer--  to ponder the draft statement and see what areas could be improved/altered.

Here's a bit more background:
In November 2015, the SAA Executive Board drafted Motion 136-54.5, creating a task force (TF) to "define appropriate relationships among professional archaeologists, avocational archaeologists, and responsible artifact collectors in light of the SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics and legal statutes," producing a statement for dissemination to SAA members and other archaeological stakeholders.

The SAA Board asked Dr. Bonnie Pitblado (University of Oklahoma) to chair the TF, and Pitblado in turn asked Dr. Michael Shott (University of Akron, OH) to help spearhead the effort.  Pitblado and Shott assembled a 13-member TF representing 3 continents, all archaeological sectors, and the avocational and collecting communities.  In addition to Pitblado and Shott, TF members include Scott Brosowske (TX), Virginia Butler (OR), Jim Cox (OK), Chris Espenshade (PA), Angela Neller (WA), Giovanna Peebles (VT), Peter Pilles (AZ), Richard Shipley (UT), Guadalupe Sanchez Miranda (Sonora, Mexico), Rafael Suárez (Uruguay), and Suzie Thomas (Finland).

After eight months of discussion, the TF has developed a draft statement per SAA's Motion.  SEE ATTACHED.   The statement represents the consensus view of TF members.  However, the TF wishes to gain additional feedback from as many archaeological stakeholders as possible prior to finalizing the statement for submission to SAA for Board approval and formal dissemination.

So, I'm writing you as a member of the task force, for any input you would be willing to share about your overall thoughts/impressions of this document.   If you have lots to say, please do not hesitate to write as much as you like-and know that the TF will read every word.  If you just want to register something like "looks good," that too will help the TF gauge if we have or have not struck a balance that works for most stakeholders.

The Task Force leader --Bonnie Pitblado--  would like all the responses very soon-- by August 26, 2016--but if you can't make this deadline, please send along your thoughts at any time.    This is an evolving conversation-and any input we get will be part of this process.

If you can think of others to send it to, please forward it to them. Just request that they return their responses to  Bonnie Pitblado at      bonnie.pitblado at ou.edu<mailto:bonnie.pitblado at ou.edu> .

With the best of regards and many thanks for your time and consideration,    Virginia

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Virginia L. Butler
Department of Anthropology
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207
503.725.3303<tel:503.725.3303>
virginia at pdx.edu<mailto:virginia at pdx.edu>
http://www.pdx.edu/anthropology/
http://web.pdx.edu/~virginia/


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